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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 751 · 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 “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) rhino (c) foreign
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) could (c) wrap
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) gnome (c) crumb
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) plumber (c) wrist
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) whole (c) sign
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) gnat (c) folk
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) half (c) crumb
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) comb (c) answer
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) sign (c) yolk
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) knife (c) write
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) plumber (c) castle
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) listen (c) wrap
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) wrap (c) knight
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) debt (c) tomb
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t

Answer key

  1. w
  2. tomb
  3. h
  4. h
  5. wrap
  6. k
  7. crumb
  8. wrist
  9. whole
  10. g
  11. gnat
  12. l
  13. l
  14. b
  15. half
  16. b
  17. b
  18. answer
  19. l
  20. b
  21. t
  22. k
  23. yolk
  24. g
  25. g
  26. h
  27. comb
  28. castle
  29. t
  30. h
  31. listen
  32. knight
  33. g
  34. w
  35. t
  36. b
  37. g
  38. b
  39. kneel
  40. b

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