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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 123 · 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 “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) debt (c) castle
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) folk (c) gnat
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) wrap (c) yolk
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) kneel (c) half
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) lamb (c) knob
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) debt (b) rhino (c) plumber
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) knight (c) gnome
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) answer (c) talk
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) wrist (c) gnat
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) half (c) sign

Answer key

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

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