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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 561 · 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 word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) plumber (c) talk
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) rhyme (c) answer
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) fasten (c) wrap
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) fasten (c) write
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) kneel (c) design
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) knight (c) salmon
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) rhyme (c) half
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) fasten (c) answer
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) gnat (c) listen
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) reign (c) lamb
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) walk (c) whistle
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) listen (c) sign
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) answer (c) lamb

Answer key

  1. plumber
  2. rhyme
  3. wrap
  4. l
  5. g
  6. k
  7. t
  8. w
  9. g
  10. l
  11. g
  12. b
  13. k
  14. l
  15. tomb
  16. design
  17. wrist
  18. b
  19. k
  20. t
  21. l
  22. w
  23. w
  24. half
  25. t
  26. l
  27. k
  28. fasten
  29. kneel
  30. reign
  31. b
  32. b
  33. l
  34. g
  35. whistle
  36. w
  37. sword
  38. b
  39. t
  40. soften

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