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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 895 · 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 letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) sword (c) wrist
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) soften (c) plumber
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) reign (c) kneel
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) knight (c) wrist
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) doubt (c) kneel
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) folk (c) gnat
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) doubt (c) soften
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) kneel (c) could
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) listen (c) lamb
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) reign (c) debt
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s

Answer key

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

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