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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 629 · 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 “b”? (a) answer (b) listen (c) doubt
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) foreign (c) salmon
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) whistle (c) wrap
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) rhino (c) salmon
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) foreign (c) folk
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) gnome (c) comb
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) kneel (c) sword
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) ghost (c) knot
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) rhyme (c) kneel
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) could (c) wrap
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) fasten (c) debt
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) listen (c) lamb
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) yolk (c) debt
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d

Answer key

  1. doubt
  2. knob
  3. b
  4. t
  5. k
  6. h
  7. whistle
  8. g
  9. salmon
  10. folk
  11. w
  12. w
  13. w
  14. t
  15. k
  16. h
  17. wrist
  18. t
  19. k
  20. k
  21. sword
  22. t
  23. w
  24. ghost
  25. t
  26. b
  27. w
  28. kneel
  29. wrap
  30. g
  31. debt
  32. k
  33. listen
  34. b
  35. w
  36. h
  37. b
  38. yolk
  39. l
  40. l

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