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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 615 · 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 “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) fasten (c) reign
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) lamb (c) design
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) yolk (c) ghost
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) half (c) comb
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) half (c) castle
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) would (c) crumb
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) lamb (c) foreign
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) debt (b) would (c) honest
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) gnat (c) rhino
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) knit (c) folk
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) reign (b) debt (c) rhino
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) rhyme (c) knife
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t

Answer key

  1. b
  2. reign
  3. h
  4. t
  5. b
  6. lamb
  7. yolk
  8. b
  9. g
  10. w
  11. b
  12. l
  13. b
  14. k
  15. l
  16. comb
  17. l
  18. g
  19. l
  20. k
  21. b
  22. answer
  23. b
  24. w
  25. k
  26. h
  27. k
  28. crumb
  29. b
  30. b
  31. knit
  32. g
  33. honest
  34. walk
  35. folk
  36. k
  37. rhino
  38. rhyme
  39. t
  40. t

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