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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 991 · 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 “w”? (a) salmon (b) wrap (c) design
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) soften (c) plumber
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) debt (c) gnat
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) gnome (c) tomb
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) plumber (b) ghost (c) could
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) knot (c) kneel
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) tomb (c) honest
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) doubt (c) would
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) sword (c) knight
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) rhyme (c) wrist
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) knight (c) talk
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) wrist (c) knit
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g

Answer key

  1. wrap
  2. plumber
  3. t
  4. k
  5. b
  6. debt
  7. t
  8. b
  9. gnome
  10. ghost
  11. b
  12. rhino
  13. w
  14. k
  15. honest
  16. g
  17. kneel
  18. b
  19. b
  20. l
  21. g
  22. w
  23. l
  24. knight
  25. h
  26. w
  27. b
  28. wrist
  29. l
  30. w
  31. b
  32. talk
  33. k
  34. t
  35. k
  36. knit
  37. l
  38. w
  39. k
  40. g

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