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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 963 · 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 “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) doubt (c) fasten
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) whole (c) foreign
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) lamb (c) whistle
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) castle (c) answer
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) half (c) kneel
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) gnome (c) knife
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) ghost (c) knife
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) rhino (c) sword
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) fasten (c) salmon
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) wrist (c) comb
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) wrap (c) rhino
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s

Answer key

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

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