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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 134 · 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 “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) comb (c) knife
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) kneel (c) plumber
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) doubt (c) talk
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) rhyme (c) design
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) could (c) knight
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) sword (c) gnat
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) rhino (c) would
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) soften (c) wrist
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) knit (c) comb
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) half (c) fasten
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) tomb (c) wrist
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) walk (c) ghost
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) gnat (c) whole
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) salmon (c) knob
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) walk (c) plumber
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) knight (c) half
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w

Answer key

  1. h
  2. g
  3. b
  4. h
  5. b
  6. knife
  7. t
  8. l
  9. l
  10. k
  11. l
  12. kneel
  13. talk
  14. rhyme
  15. b
  16. could
  17. b
  18. t
  19. t
  20. sword
  21. would
  22. l
  23. wrist
  24. comb
  25. fasten
  26. k
  27. l
  28. tomb
  29. walk
  30. k
  31. g
  32. debt
  33. knob
  34. b
  35. w
  36. plumber
  37. k
  38. half
  39. g
  40. w

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