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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 100 · 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 “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) ghost (c) plumber
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) half (c) honest
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) doubt (c) talk
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) write (c) castle
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) foreign (c) rhino
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) castle (c) lamb
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) plumber (c) gnat
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) gnat (c) kneel
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) lamb (c) listen
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) reign (c) answer
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) wrist (c) knob
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) folk (c) salmon
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g

Answer key

  1. l
  2. knight
  3. k
  4. l
  5. g
  6. k
  7. l
  8. half
  9. foreign
  10. k
  11. g
  12. b
  13. b
  14. b
  15. write
  16. w
  17. g
  18. plumber
  19. t
  20. h
  21. l
  22. w
  23. whole
  24. rhino
  25. l
  26. h
  27. t
  28. w
  29. kneel
  30. b
  31. lamb
  32. w
  33. answer
  34. h
  35. rhyme
  36. t
  37. l
  38. listen
  39. g
  40. g

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