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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 591 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) answer (c) lamb
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) debt (c) ghost
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) knit (c) walk
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) reign (c) foreign
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) wrist (c) tomb
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) salmon (c) kneel
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) walk (c) ghost
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) wrap (c) tomb
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) rhino (c) knot

Answer key

  1. b
  2. lamb
  3. k
  4. w
  5. w
  6. knife
  7. t
  8. g
  9. h
  10. b
  11. b
  12. h
  13. b
  14. k
  15. walk
  16. h
  17. l
  18. w
  19. b
  20. k
  21. g
  22. t
  23. h
  24. g
  25. g
  26. half
  27. wrist
  28. k
  29. l
  30. t
  31. h
  32. w
  33. g
  34. k
  35. l
  36. kneel
  37. ghost
  38. t
  39. could
  40. knot

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