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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 181 · 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) write (b) folk (c) sign
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) soften (c) knife
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) lamb (c) salmon
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) knob (c) honest
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) listen (c) wrap
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) gnome (c) yolk
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) salmon (c) sword
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) crumb
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) wrist (c) gnat
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) knit (c) design
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) ghost (c) rhyme
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) half (c) soften

Answer key

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

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