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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 143 · 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 word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) comb (c) gnome
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) honest (c) wrist
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) wrist (c) rhyme
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) rhino (c) wrap
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) knob (c) lamb
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) folk (c) comb
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) kneel (c) design
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) crumb (c) could
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) plumber (c) listen
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) answer (c) knit
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) knit (c) comb
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) salmon (c) knife
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s

Answer key

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

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