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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 974 · 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 “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) wrap (c) listen
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) knit (c) half
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) half (c) sign
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) knife (c) rhino
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) crumb (c) sign
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) tomb (c) knit
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) gnat (c) tomb
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) sword (c) rhyme
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) knot (c) reign
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) honest (c) knot
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) ghost (c) knob
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) debt (c) answer
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l

Answer key

  1. b
  2. l
  3. b
  4. listen
  5. b
  6. knit
  7. sign
  8. l
  9. rhino
  10. t
  11. would
  12. b
  13. g
  14. w
  15. g
  16. l
  17. b
  18. l
  19. l
  20. w
  21. tomb
  22. b
  23. gnat
  24. h
  25. sword
  26. k
  27. reign
  28. plumber
  29. t
  30. talk
  31. k
  32. k
  33. k
  34. t
  35. g
  36. h
  37. l
  38. debt
  39. w
  40. l

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