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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 736 · 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) plumber (b) knight (c) talk
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) walk (c) tomb
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) wrap (c) kneel
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) yolk (c) whole
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) listen (c) write
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) debt (c) knot
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) knob (c) fasten
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) yolk (c) crumb
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) talk (c) gnat
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) debt (c) answer
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) could (c) plumber
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) lamb (c) salmon
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) knight (c) ghost
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) salmon (c) ghost
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k

Answer key

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

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