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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 577 · 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) knot (b) crumb (c) write
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) knot (c) wrap
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) lamb (c) sword
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) answer (c) knit
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) sign (c) wrap
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) tomb (c) knife
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) answer (c) plumber
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) soften (c) answer
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) tomb (c) sword
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) talk (c) wrist
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) folk (c) doubt
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) soften (c) foreign
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) sign (c) rhino
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) gnome (c) plumber
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) tomb (c) rhino

Answer key

  1. crumb
  2. knot
  3. lamb
  4. t
  5. g
  6. t
  7. knit
  8. w
  9. wrap
  10. half
  11. k
  12. g
  13. l
  14. h
  15. plumber
  16. soften
  17. sword
  18. t
  19. l
  20. w
  21. t
  22. g
  23. talk
  24. h
  25. l
  26. w
  27. b
  28. w
  29. h
  30. k
  31. b
  32. k
  33. folk
  34. foreign
  35. g
  36. write
  37. g
  38. b
  39. gnome
  40. tomb

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