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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 698 · 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) plumber (b) listen (c) yolk
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) crumb (c) fasten
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) crumb (c) folk
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) comb
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) gnome (c) lamb
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) would (c) doubt
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) talk (c) comb
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) whole (c) debt
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) doubt (c) foreign
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) half (c) knit
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) rhino (c) reign
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) talk (c) walk
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) would (c) knot
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) doubt (c) kneel
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w

Answer key

  1. plumber
  2. w
  3. t
  4. fasten
  5. folk
  6. t
  7. answer
  8. lamb
  9. t
  10. h
  11. would
  12. talk
  13. g
  14. debt
  15. k
  16. w
  17. l
  18. l
  19. foreign
  20. w
  21. half
  22. b
  23. h
  24. l
  25. k
  26. l
  27. g
  28. reign
  29. t
  30. l
  31. sign
  32. b
  33. w
  34. knot
  35. l
  36. w
  37. g
  38. w
  39. doubt
  40. l

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