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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 562 · 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 “w”? (a) plumber (b) debt (c) wrap
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) whole (c) lamb
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) tomb (c) lamb
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) crumb (c) could
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) debt (c) knob
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) tomb (c) whole
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) would (c) comb
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) doubt (b) could (c) rhino
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) salmon (c) knob
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) whistle (c) reign
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) debt (c) kneel
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) knife (c) foreign

Answer key

  1. wrap
  2. whole
  3. w
  4. k
  5. k
  6. honest
  7. k
  8. h
  9. w
  10. w
  11. crumb
  12. t
  13. l
  14. talk
  15. t
  16. h
  17. tomb
  18. g
  19. k
  20. g
  21. g
  22. w
  23. b
  24. kneel
  25. t
  26. l
  27. l
  28. rhino
  29. salmon
  30. l
  31. k
  32. reign
  33. w
  34. b
  35. debt
  36. b
  37. h
  38. t
  39. b
  40. soften

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