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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 796 · 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 “g”? (a) knob (b) sign (c) doubt
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) ghost
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) gnome (c) kneel
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) half (c) gnome
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) write (c) rhino
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) soften (c) knight
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) fasten (c) whole
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) gnome (c) listen
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) soften (c) rhino
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) walk (c) rhino
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) soften (c) knife
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) write (c) design
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) castle (c) doubt
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) answer (c) plumber
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r

Answer key

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

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