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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 625 · 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 “w”? (a) folk (b) knight (c) wrap
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) plumber (c) whole
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knife (c) fasten
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) whole (c) comb
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) knife (c) rhyme
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) whistle (c) honest
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) would (c) doubt
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) foreign (c) whole
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) foreign (c) knife
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) yolk (c) knight
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) knot (c) knife
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) rhyme (c) walk
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b

Answer key

  1. wrap
  2. plumber
  3. l
  4. k
  5. knife
  6. w
  7. t
  8. comb
  9. g
  10. l
  11. w
  12. rhyme
  13. sign
  14. would
  15. b
  16. b
  17. k
  18. t
  19. l
  20. w
  21. h
  22. b
  23. whole
  24. w
  25. foreign
  26. g
  27. b
  28. b
  29. yolk
  30. k
  31. h
  32. t
  33. lamb
  34. g
  35. w
  36. k
  37. walk
  38. g
  39. k
  40. b

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