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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 138 · 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 “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) could (c) knit
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) fasten (c) foreign
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) walk (c) comb
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) kneel (c) tomb
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) gnome (c) comb
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) doubt (c) talk
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) gnat (c) kneel
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) ghost (c) half
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) debt (c) whole
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) lamb (c) rhino
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) castle (b) honest (c) wrap
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) sign (c) listen
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t

Answer key

  1. k
  2. t
  3. wrap
  4. b
  5. rhino
  6. h
  7. comb
  8. g
  9. w
  10. g
  11. w
  12. t
  13. h
  14. l
  15. h
  16. tomb
  17. gnome
  18. doubt
  19. h
  20. k
  21. h
  22. b
  23. w
  24. gnat
  25. l
  26. b
  27. b
  28. l
  29. k
  30. g
  31. k
  32. sword
  33. w
  34. l
  35. whole
  36. l
  37. whistle
  38. honest
  39. listen
  40. t

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