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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 79 · 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 “k”? (a) debt (b) gnat (c) knob
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) wrap (c) could
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) would (c) yolk
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) knit (c) fasten
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) talk (c) comb
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) yolk (c) gnome
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) talk (c) doubt
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) castle (c) whole
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) gnome (c) plumber
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) gnat (c) honest
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) knit (c) yolk
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) answer (c) castle
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) crumb (c) rhino
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) gnome (c) listen
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) could (c) tomb
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) castle (b) would (c) ghost

Answer key

  1. knob
  2. b
  3. wrap
  4. tomb
  5. b
  6. k
  7. k
  8. k
  9. b
  10. g
  11. b
  12. l
  13. half
  14. t
  15. comb
  16. b
  17. h
  18. k
  19. gnome
  20. talk
  21. l
  22. b
  23. w
  24. h
  25. l
  26. castle
  27. w
  28. wrist
  29. honest
  30. t
  31. rhyme
  32. g
  33. knot
  34. rhino
  35. w
  36. crumb
  37. t
  38. l
  39. could
  40. ghost

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