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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 699 · 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 letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) debt (c) ghost
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) design (c) wrap
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) crumb (c) knit
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) sign (c) crumb
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) listen (c) fasten
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) crumb (c) design
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) gnome (c) comb
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) gnome (c) answer
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) write (c) soften
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) answer (c) lamb
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) knot (c) answer
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) wrist (c) salmon
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) honest (c) could
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) knot (c) comb
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) walk (c) wrist
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b

Answer key

  1. t
  2. debt
  3. t
  4. knife
  5. knit
  6. l
  7. crumb
  8. knob
  9. l
  10. h
  11. k
  12. fasten
  13. gnome
  14. answer
  15. write
  16. b
  17. t
  18. k
  19. g
  20. t
  21. l
  22. k
  23. design
  24. b
  25. knot
  26. w
  27. g
  28. b
  29. l
  30. g
  31. salmon
  32. w
  33. could
  34. t
  35. w
  36. rhyme
  37. walk
  38. w
  39. g
  40. b

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