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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 575 · 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) rhyme (b) kneel (c) crumb
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) walk (c) knife
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) answer (c) salmon
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) knot (c) foreign
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) sword (c) salmon
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) fasten (c) foreign
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) knit (c) yolk
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) knot (c) kneel
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) comb (c) half

Answer key

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

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