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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 819 · 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 “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) tomb (c) kneel
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) gnat (c) kneel
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) talk (c) wrist
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) listen (c) design
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) soften (c) sword
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) kneel (c) debt
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) knife (c) crumb
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) answer (c) tomb
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) lamb (c) knight
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) whole (c) debt
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) wrist (c) walk
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) rhyme (c) foreign
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) answer (c) rhyme
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b

Answer key

  1. b
  2. h
  3. l
  4. g
  5. k
  6. tomb
  7. b
  8. kneel
  9. wrist
  10. w
  11. h
  12. listen
  13. g
  14. w
  15. k
  16. k
  17. k
  18. k
  19. g
  20. half
  21. debt
  22. crumb
  23. answer
  24. g
  25. t
  26. w
  27. w
  28. lamb
  29. g
  30. h
  31. knob
  32. walk
  33. l
  34. b
  35. foreign
  36. t
  37. l
  38. rhyme
  39. b
  40. b

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