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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 729 · 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 “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) half (c) foreign
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) yolk (c) sign
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) plumber (c) foreign
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) would (c) comb
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) knit (c) write
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) foreign (c) crumb
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) castle (c) could
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) whole (c) sign
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) ghost (c) fasten
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) kneel (c) wrist
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) gnat (c) would
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) comb (c) rhino
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) salmon (c) knot
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) honest (c) knife
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s

Answer key

  1. t
  2. knob
  3. sign
  4. b
  5. g
  6. h
  7. b
  8. w
  9. b
  10. w
  11. plumber
  12. w
  13. h
  14. would
  15. h
  16. write
  17. k
  18. foreign
  19. castle
  20. knight
  21. t
  22. b
  23. b
  24. w
  25. k
  26. b
  27. k
  28. t
  29. k
  30. t
  31. crumb
  32. wrist
  33. t
  34. gnat
  35. rhino
  36. g
  37. whole
  38. honest
  39. b
  40. w

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