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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 583 · 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) ghost (b) lamb (c) salmon
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) fasten (c) design
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) wrap (c) listen
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) knife (c) design
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) rhino (c) knob
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) foreign (b) folk (c) ghost
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) plumber (c) answer
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) doubt (c) sword
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) talk (c) wrap
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) reign (c) comb
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) tomb (c) salmon
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) wrist (c) comb
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) write (c) knight
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h

Answer key

  1. lamb
  2. t
  3. b
  4. k
  5. h
  6. knit
  7. w
  8. b
  9. w
  10. kneel
  11. design
  12. t
  13. knob
  14. t
  15. ghost
  16. b
  17. g
  18. g
  19. l
  20. answer
  21. l
  22. doubt
  23. wrap
  24. w
  25. comb
  26. l
  27. tomb
  28. w
  29. knot
  30. b
  31. t
  32. h
  33. k
  34. b
  35. write
  36. w
  37. h
  38. t
  39. w
  40. l

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