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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 164 · 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 letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) write (c) sign
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) design (c) knit
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) kneel (c) sign
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) wrap (c) fasten
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) debt (c) gnome
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) knob (c) whistle
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) gnat (c) knit
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) would (c) knot
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) gnome (c) kneel
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) knight (c) could
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) gnome (c) soften
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) debt (c) answer
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k

Answer key

  1. h
  2. h
  3. lamb
  4. h
  5. design
  6. t
  7. l
  8. sign
  9. wrap
  10. debt
  11. k
  12. w
  13. whistle
  14. knit
  15. t
  16. b
  17. l
  18. knot
  19. b
  20. l
  21. k
  22. l
  23. l
  24. k
  25. t
  26. k
  27. gnome
  28. b
  29. l
  30. could
  31. soften
  32. k
  33. b
  34. l
  35. answer
  36. g
  37. g
  38. b
  39. b
  40. k

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