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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 705 · 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) sword (b) crumb (c) answer
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) could (c) soften
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) design (c) doubt
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) reign (c) knife
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) would (c) rhino
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) gnat (c) yolk
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) design (c) lamb
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) debt (c) foreign
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) would (c) knob
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) sword (c) could
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) tomb (c) sword
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) soften (c) design
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) answer (c) lamb
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t

Answer key

  1. crumb
  2. l
  3. l
  4. k
  5. w
  6. k
  7. t
  8. could
  9. talk
  10. t
  11. k
  12. h
  13. reign
  14. l
  15. comb
  16. gnat
  17. b
  18. g
  19. whistle
  20. kneel
  21. t
  22. g
  23. h
  24. t
  25. b
  26. would
  27. k
  28. rhino
  29. l
  30. tomb
  31. knit
  32. l
  33. b
  34. l
  35. b
  36. w
  37. l
  38. answer
  39. l
  40. b

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