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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 791 · 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 “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) could
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) would (c) foreign
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) rhyme (c) crumb
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) debt (c) would
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) wrist (c) honest
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) half (c) wrap
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) answer (c) knit
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) walk (b) plumber (c) honest
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) kneel (c) design
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) would (c) soften
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) could (c) salmon
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) folk (c) soften
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) knit (c) lamb
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m

Answer key

  1. b
  2. could
  3. k
  4. b
  5. w
  6. k
  7. l
  8. foreign
  9. t
  10. w
  11. crumb
  12. b
  13. debt
  14. wrist
  15. l
  16. half
  17. answer
  18. k
  19. honest
  20. g
  21. l
  22. t
  23. b
  24. doubt
  25. w
  26. b
  27. would
  28. h
  29. plumber
  30. k
  31. g
  32. folk
  33. w
  34. w
  35. knit
  36. g
  37. g
  38. l
  39. w
  40. l

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