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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 863 · 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) half (b) crumb (c) knit
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) knight (c) comb
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) gnome (c) debt
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) plumber (c) answer
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) sign (c) rhino
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) wrist (c) crumb
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) salmon (c) foreign
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) wrap (c) plumber
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) knife (c) whistle
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l

Answer key

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

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