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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 662 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) would (c) castle
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) crumb (c) honest
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) tomb (c) foreign
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) plumber (c) knit
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) yolk (c) listen
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) could (c) sword
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) whole
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knot (c) answer
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) comb (c) salmon
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) sword (c) knife
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knight (c) salmon
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) write (c) answer
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) rhyme (c) folk
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) plumber (c) ghost
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) knit (c) doubt
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) tomb (c) half
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) knot (c) comb
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) knife (c) gnat

Answer key

  1. b
  2. t
  3. g
  4. b
  5. castle
  6. crumb
  7. b
  8. foreign
  9. w
  10. b
  11. plumber
  12. listen
  13. l
  14. gnat
  15. knob
  16. b
  17. knot
  18. h
  19. whistle
  20. k
  21. l
  22. k
  23. w
  24. h
  25. g
  26. k
  27. knife
  28. knight
  29. yolk
  30. rhyme
  31. k
  32. ghost
  33. h
  34. doubt
  35. half
  36. l
  37. comb
  38. g
  39. l
  40. tomb

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