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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 151 · 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 “l”? (a) crumb (b) rhino (c) folk
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) plumber (c) foreign
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) whole (c) lamb
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) would (c) knife
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) wrist (c) knife
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) foreign (c) ghost
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) rhino (c) wrap
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) doubt (c) could
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) doubt (c) yolk
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) fasten (c) gnome
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) comb (c) whistle

Answer key

  1. folk
  2. b
  3. k
  4. rhyme
  5. soften
  6. g
  7. t
  8. w
  9. would
  10. l
  11. knife
  12. l
  13. salmon
  14. k
  15. wrap
  16. l
  17. h
  18. b
  19. w
  20. w
  21. b
  22. b
  23. k
  24. t
  25. k
  26. l
  27. b
  28. t
  29. could
  30. l
  31. l
  32. doubt
  33. k
  34. h
  35. w
  36. b
  37. whole
  38. b
  39. h
  40. knob

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