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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 973 · 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 “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) whistle (c) talk
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) rhyme (c) crumb
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) write (c) knife
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) gnat (c) write
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) rhyme (c) crumb
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) folk (c) knot
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) answer (c) gnome
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) gnome (c) lamb
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) plumber (c) sword
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) talk (c) comb
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) write (c) crumb
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) whole (c) comb
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) honest (c) wrist
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k

Answer key

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

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