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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 184 · 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) honest (b) foreign (c) yolk
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) knot (c) comb
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) rhyme (c) knob
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) wrist (c) honest
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) gnat (c) rhyme
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) reign (c) write
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) wrap (c) knot
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) answer (c) would
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) knife (c) answer
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) talk (c) gnome
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) gnat (c) soften
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) rhino (c) half
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) knight (c) walk
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) soften (c) gnat
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) talk (c) knob
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) crumb (c) rhyme
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) folk (c) honest
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) plumber (c) wrap

Answer key

  1. yolk
  2. w
  3. rhino
  4. h
  5. g
  6. l
  7. b
  8. l
  9. knob
  10. wrist
  11. wrap
  12. t
  13. reign
  14. knot
  15. would
  16. answer
  17. g
  18. ghost
  19. b
  20. whole
  21. half
  22. k
  23. h
  24. k
  25. b
  26. b
  27. walk
  28. g
  29. gnat
  30. b
  31. k
  32. t
  33. l
  34. l
  35. h
  36. talk
  37. crumb
  38. folk
  39. w
  40. plumber

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