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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 54 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Written but not said): kn- at the start: the k is silent — knife, knee, know. wr- at the start: the w is silent — write, wrong. After m, b is silent — lamb, comb, climb. l is silent in talk, walk, half, could; t in listen, castle, whistle; g in sign, design; h in honest, hour.

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  1. 1.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) comb (c) sword
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) debt (c) reign
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) soften (c) design
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) foreign (c) half
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) crumb (c) knob
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) wrap (c) kneel
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) lamb (c) yolk
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) comb (c) fasten
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) doubt (c) sign
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) listen (c) soften
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) ghost (c) plumber
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) debt (c) kneel
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) salmon (c) gnome
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) knit (c) rhino
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) wrist (c) fasten
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) knot (c) yolk
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) salmon (c) crumb
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) whole (c) crumb

Answer key

  1. b
  2. sword
  3. h
  4. debt
  5. b
  6. l
  7. k
  8. w
  9. knife
  10. foreign
  11. knob
  12. b
  13. wrap
  14. lamb
  15. comb
  16. t
  17. sign
  18. rhyme
  19. plumber
  20. b
  21. g
  22. g
  23. l
  24. w
  25. kneel
  26. b
  27. l
  28. gnome
  29. l
  30. b
  31. knit
  32. g
  33. k
  34. wrist
  35. yolk
  36. crumb
  37. t
  38. b
  39. h
  40. whole

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