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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 975 · 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 “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) fasten (c) knight
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) whistle (c) answer
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) lamb (c) kneel
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) soften (c) ghost
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) lamb (c) whole
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) plumber (c) fasten
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) soften (c) design
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) wrap (c) wrist
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) knit (c) talk
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) doubt (c) knight
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) design (c) half
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b

Answer key

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

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