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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 198 · 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 “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) lamb (c) whole
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) gnat (c) whistle
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) reign (c) gnat
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) foreign (c) knob
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) castle (c) half
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) knit (c) sword
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) reign (c) salmon
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) listen (c) rhino
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) doubt (c) knight
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) plumber (c) would
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) soften (c) yolk
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) kneel (c) design
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) whistle (c) yolk
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) comb (c) knob
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) yolk (c) wrist
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s

Answer key

  1. h
  2. k
  3. l
  4. l
  5. lamb
  6. l
  7. gnat
  8. h
  9. t
  10. g
  11. k
  12. t
  13. comb
  14. b
  15. l
  16. knob
  17. castle
  18. w
  19. w
  20. walk
  21. knife
  22. b
  23. listen
  24. b
  25. knight
  26. plumber
  27. sign
  28. design
  29. l
  30. l
  31. t
  32. w
  33. w
  34. whistle
  35. h
  36. folk
  37. wrist
  38. w
  39. k
  40. l

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