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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 993 · 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 “b”? (a) knight (b) whistle (c) crumb
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) write (c) rhyme
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) folk (c) write
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) fasten (c) walk
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) reign (c) talk
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) soften (c) design
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) half (c) rhino
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) salmon (c) half
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) comb (c) gnat
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) write (c) debt
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) fasten (c) knot
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) foreign (c) soften
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) knit (c) yolk
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) reign (c) whistle
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) debt (c) whole
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) talk (c) ghost
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r

Answer key

  1. crumb
  2. b
  3. b
  4. g
  5. write
  6. rhino
  7. b
  8. b
  9. fasten
  10. k
  11. h
  12. talk
  13. design
  14. b
  15. half
  16. g
  17. l
  18. sword
  19. w
  20. folk
  21. t
  22. g
  23. debt
  24. knot
  25. b
  26. k
  27. w
  28. soften
  29. l
  30. k
  31. t
  32. yolk
  33. reign
  34. whole
  35. w
  36. b
  37. k
  38. doubt
  39. l
  40. h

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