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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 781 · 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 “w”? (a) design (b) whole (c) ghost
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) whole (c) wrap
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) soften (c) half
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) doubt (c) half
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) half (c) crumb
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) rhyme (c) walk
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) write (c) plumber
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) wrist (c) rhino
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) whole (c) gnat
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) write (c) ghost
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) salmon (c) soften
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knight (c) doubt
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) ghost (c) could
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) crumb (c) comb
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) knit (c) sword
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) whole (c) knot
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l

Answer key

  1. whole
  2. k
  3. b
  4. sign
  5. k
  6. h
  7. w
  8. k
  9. debt
  10. w
  11. b
  12. half
  13. gnome
  14. w
  15. w
  16. b
  17. k
  18. h
  19. walk
  20. write
  21. crumb
  22. plumber
  23. doubt
  24. b
  25. w
  26. b
  27. knife
  28. knight
  29. h
  30. k
  31. k
  32. could
  33. h
  34. t
  35. yolk
  36. h
  37. design
  38. t
  39. reign
  40. l

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