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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 551 · 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 “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) write (c) fasten
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) debt (c) talk
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) sword (c) knit
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) fasten (c) rhino
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) sword (c) listen
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) listen (c) knit
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) could (c) answer
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) fasten (c) plumber
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) honest (c) whole
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) sign (c) castle
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) plumber (c) would
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) fasten (c) knob
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knot (c) lamb

Answer key

  1. b
  2. l
  3. write
  4. w
  5. h
  6. w
  7. debt
  8. h
  9. sword
  10. b
  11. knob
  12. g
  13. listen
  14. l
  15. b
  16. knit
  17. k
  18. could
  19. b
  20. b
  21. b
  22. w
  23. b
  24. k
  25. g
  26. g
  27. rhino
  28. k
  29. whole
  30. k
  31. w
  32. b
  33. b
  34. w
  35. g
  36. castle
  37. gnat
  38. folk
  39. k
  40. knot

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