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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 713 · 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 “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) would (c) tomb
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) whole (c) salmon
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) kneel (c) debt
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) crumb (c) castle
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) rhino (c) knife
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) whistle (c) knight
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) knot (c) crumb
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) half (c) reign
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) debt (c) foreign
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) foreign (c) write
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) reign (c) would
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) ghost (c) crumb
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) rhyme (c) walk
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) walk (c) listen
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g

Answer key

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

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