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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 962 · 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 “b”? (a) knot (b) listen (c) plumber
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) plumber (c) fasten
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) gnome (c) foreign
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) sword (c) crumb
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knife (c) design
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) debt (c) sword
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) crumb (c) tomb
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) fasten (c) wrap
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) honest (c) answer
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) castle (c) comb
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) ghost (c) knot
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) sign (c) whole
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) castle (c) foreign
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s

Answer key

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

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