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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 788 · 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 “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) could (c) answer
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) doubt (c) wrap
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) knit (c) wrist
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) crumb (c) wrap
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) soften (c) talk
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) ghost (c) crumb
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) could (c) would
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) comb (c) knob
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) rhyme (c) salmon
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) sword (c) knife
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) wrap (c) half
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) gnat (c) tomb
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) wrist (c) plumber
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) tomb (c) knot
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) tomb (c) wrap
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r

Answer key

  1. b
  2. w
  3. honest
  4. k
  5. h
  6. doubt
  7. k
  8. g
  9. g
  10. g
  11. l
  12. foreign
  13. b
  14. b
  15. h
  16. w
  17. knit
  18. k
  19. talk
  20. l
  21. crumb
  22. fasten
  23. knob
  24. salmon
  25. l
  26. knife
  27. half
  28. b
  29. w
  30. tomb
  31. b
  32. plumber
  33. k
  34. knot
  35. l
  36. w
  37. wrap
  38. g
  39. h
  40. w

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