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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 115 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) sign (c) doubt
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) comb (c) half
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) sword (c) walk
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) tomb (c) design
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) gnat (c) knob
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) debt (c) sword
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) wrist (c) tomb
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) plumber (c) answer
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) design (c) plumber
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knit (c) design
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) sign (c) whole
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) half (c) folk
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) write (c) plumber
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) debt (c) reign
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) knife (c) knit
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) could (c) kneel
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) rhyme (c) reign
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f

Answer key

  1. h
  2. sign
  3. half
  4. walk
  5. design
  6. b
  7. w
  8. l
  9. gnat
  10. sword
  11. tomb
  12. t
  13. answer
  14. knob
  15. knit
  16. knot
  17. w
  18. g
  19. k
  20. wrap
  21. t
  22. plumber
  23. ghost
  24. k
  25. k
  26. k
  27. w
  28. salmon
  29. w
  30. w
  31. b
  32. w
  33. l
  34. k
  35. b
  36. w
  37. wrist
  38. h
  39. whistle
  40. g

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