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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 116 · 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 “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) debt (c) knight
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) sign (c) castle
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) would (c) soften
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knife (c) salmon
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) fasten (c) knot
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) ghost (c) comb
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) lamb (c) write
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) knob (c) gnat
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) sign (c) folk
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) wrap (c) reign
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) would (b) listen (c) reign
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d

Answer key

  1. h
  2. talk
  3. h
  4. sign
  5. l
  6. l
  7. w
  8. b
  9. knight
  10. k
  11. k
  12. t
  13. knife
  14. l
  15. b
  16. b
  17. crumb
  18. l
  19. h
  20. comb
  21. b
  22. l
  23. lamb
  24. salmon
  25. b
  26. listen
  27. g
  28. l
  29. wrap
  30. h
  31. l
  32. t
  33. l
  34. t
  35. k
  36. h
  37. reign
  38. l
  39. w
  40. b

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