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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 105 · 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 “h”? (a) answer (b) castle (c) rhino
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) knob (c) fasten
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) folk (c) sword
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) honest (c) sign
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) doubt (c) design
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) gnat (c) would
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) talk (c) gnome
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) kneel (c) debt
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) whole (c) castle
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) knight (c) crumb
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) doubt (c) ghost
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b

Answer key

  1. rhino
  2. b
  3. h
  4. b
  5. g
  6. l
  7. g
  8. fasten
  9. k
  10. sword
  11. l
  12. w
  13. l
  14. knot
  15. salmon
  16. g
  17. w
  18. would
  19. talk
  20. g
  21. b
  22. l
  23. b
  24. debt
  25. b
  26. g
  27. g
  28. b
  29. g
  30. b
  31. w
  32. l
  33. whole
  34. knight
  35. h
  36. k
  37. could
  38. w
  39. k
  40. b

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