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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 627 · 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 “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) doubt (c) knob
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) reign (c) tomb
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) rhino
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) knife (c) half
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) write (c) walk
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) knot (c) write
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) ghost (c) would
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) rhyme (c) talk
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) honest (c) write
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) ghost (c) sword
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) whistle (c) would
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) wrap (c) castle
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) knight (c) lamb

Answer key

  1. b
  2. b
  3. h
  4. b
  5. knob
  6. w
  7. k
  8. w
  9. g
  10. reign
  11. fasten
  12. b
  13. knife
  14. walk
  15. b
  16. w
  17. g
  18. write
  19. t
  20. l
  21. b
  22. doubt
  23. l
  24. sword
  25. salmon
  26. l
  27. g
  28. w
  29. g
  30. l
  31. k
  32. folk
  33. w
  34. g
  35. h
  36. b
  37. plumber
  38. l
  39. castle
  40. knight

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