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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 568 · 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 “k”? (a) would (b) knob (c) listen
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) knife (c) knob
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) crumb (c) honest
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) knot (c) comb
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) knot (c) wrap
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) rhyme (c) doubt
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) honest (c) walk
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) would (b) gnat (c) debt
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) honest (c) lamb
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) design (c) knot
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) crumb (c) rhino
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) foreign (c) debt
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) design (c) walk
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) walk (c) debt
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) reign (c) kneel
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) wrist (c) half
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) knife (c) soften
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k

Answer key

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

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