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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. t
  2. g
  3. knife
  4. l
  5. t
  6. g
  7. reign
  8. k
  9. could
  10. w
  11. t
  12. whole
  13. fasten
  14. crumb
  15. w
  16. l
  17. l
  18. tomb
  19. b
  20. b
  21. knit
  22. kneel
  23. w
  24. t
  25. ghost
  26. write
  27. plumber
  28. sign
  29. k
  30. doubt
  31. b
  32. rhyme
  33. w
  34. b
  35. k
  36. w
  37. w
  38. w
  39. debt
  40. h

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