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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 102 · 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 “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) doubt (c) crumb
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) knife (c) crumb
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) knife (c) could
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) kneel (c) whole
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) rhyme (c) doubt
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) answer (c) gnome
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) knob (c) half
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) reign (c) walk
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) would (c) whole
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) crumb (c) knot
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) doubt (c) talk
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) yolk (c) lamb
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) design (b) rhino (c) sign
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) lamb (c) knit
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l

Answer key

  1. b
  2. l
  3. t
  4. l
  5. write
  6. sign
  7. w
  8. design
  9. l
  10. b
  11. whole
  12. t
  13. rhyme
  14. b
  15. answer
  16. g
  17. knob
  18. k
  19. w
  20. g
  21. w
  22. walk
  23. w
  24. h
  25. w
  26. knit
  27. b
  28. t
  29. h
  30. k
  31. b
  32. h
  33. knot
  34. t
  35. doubt
  36. w
  37. soften
  38. rhino
  39. lamb
  40. k

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