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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 549 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) half (c) doubt
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) knife (c) answer
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) foreign (c) listen
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) fasten (c) design
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) talk (c) knob
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) sign (c) crumb
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) plumber (c) ghost
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) plumber (c) kneel
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) wrist (c) rhyme
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) rhino (c) fasten
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) wrist (c) rhyme
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) wrap (c) knit
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) soften (c) comb
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) walk (c) gnome
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) foreign (c) honest
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) could (b) honest (c) knife

Answer key

  1. h
  2. doubt
  3. answer
  4. b
  5. k
  6. g
  7. listen
  8. b
  9. w
  10. l
  11. fasten
  12. talk
  13. castle
  14. t
  15. plumber
  16. b
  17. b
  18. kneel
  19. t
  20. g
  21. gnat
  22. rhino
  23. b
  24. b
  25. rhyme
  26. w
  27. h
  28. knit
  29. w
  30. k
  31. soften
  32. k
  33. g
  34. l
  35. g
  36. walk
  37. t
  38. folk
  39. k
  40. honest

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