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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 188 · 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 “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) lamb (c) rhino
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) knight (c) gnome
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) debt (c) foreign
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) ghost (c) doubt
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) salmon (c) tomb
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) salmon (c) knight
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) fasten (c) answer
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) listen (c) rhyme
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h

Answer key

  1. w
  2. b
  3. b
  4. k
  5. t
  6. lamb
  7. l
  8. g
  9. b
  10. g
  11. g
  12. k
  13. t
  14. g
  15. knight
  16. l
  17. k
  18. l
  19. l
  20. g
  21. foreign
  22. k
  23. w
  24. l
  25. b
  26. h
  27. k
  28. g
  29. knob
  30. tomb
  31. k
  32. salmon
  33. l
  34. w
  35. l
  36. g
  37. k
  38. would
  39. listen
  40. h

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