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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 189 · 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 “k”? (a) lamb (b) write (c) knot
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) knife (c) write
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) plumber (b) castle (c) rhyme
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) ghost (c) kneel
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) knife (c) knit
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) whole (c) castle
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) could (c) foreign
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) plumber (c) kneel
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) write (c) half
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) wrist (c) fasten
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) would (c) rhyme
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) walk (c) rhino
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k

Answer key

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

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