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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 172 · 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 “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) design (c) wrap
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) rhino (c) yolk
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) answer (c) rhyme
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) whistle (c) knob
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) soften (c) whole
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) whistle (c) knight
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) honest (c) sword
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) rhyme (c) gnome
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) knife (c) wrist
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) half (c) fasten
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) whole (c) sign
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) sign (c) crumb
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l

Answer key

  1. w
  2. t
  3. b
  4. h
  5. design
  6. rhino
  7. rhyme
  8. h
  9. knob
  10. h
  11. soften
  12. w
  13. t
  14. knight
  15. sword
  16. k
  17. b
  18. t
  19. h
  20. k
  21. gnome
  22. g
  23. k
  24. could
  25. t
  26. k
  27. half
  28. l
  29. g
  30. l
  31. b
  32. b
  33. b
  34. sign
  35. w
  36. k
  37. listen
  38. b
  39. b
  40. l

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