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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 746 · 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 “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) ghost (c) reign
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) gnat (c) answer
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) answer (c) knot
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) lamb (c) knot
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) reign (c) half
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) debt (c) knob
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) half (c) fasten
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) yolk (c) rhino
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) would (c) gnome
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) folk (c) design
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) write (c) kneel
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) foreign (c) castle

Answer key

  1. k
  2. lamb
  3. h
  4. l
  5. l
  6. t
  7. t
  8. w
  9. k
  10. k
  11. debt
  12. answer
  13. b
  14. t
  15. b
  16. l
  17. knot
  18. wrap
  19. knob
  20. l
  21. fasten
  22. rhino
  23. h
  24. gnome
  25. k
  26. k
  27. b
  28. t
  29. g
  30. b
  31. w
  32. h
  33. h
  34. design
  35. t
  36. write
  37. b
  38. g
  39. t
  40. castle

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