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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 616 · 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 “t”? (a) plumber (b) answer (c) fasten
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) rhino (c) write
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) castle (b) lamb (c) rhyme
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) castle (c) rhino
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) rhino (c) soften
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) gnat (c) sword
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) sword (c) knob
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) whole (c) design
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) whole (c) knot
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) knit (c) comb
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) sword (c) knit
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l

Answer key

  1. fasten
  2. plumber
  3. w
  4. t
  5. h
  6. rhyme
  7. k
  8. castle
  9. soften
  10. w
  11. k
  12. g
  13. gnat
  14. k
  15. sword
  16. g
  17. g
  18. w
  19. h
  20. w
  21. l
  22. design
  23. whole
  24. b
  25. g
  26. w
  27. h
  28. t
  29. h
  30. b
  31. k
  32. b
  33. comb
  34. g
  35. g
  36. h
  37. h
  38. knit
  39. b
  40. b

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