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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 200 · 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 “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) wrap (c) foreign
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) sword (c) doubt
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knife (c) wrist
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) design (c) knife
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) knit (c) listen
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) write (c) could
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) could (c) write
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) whole (c) sign
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) doubt (c) wrap
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) wrap (c) rhyme

Answer key

  1. b
  2. t
  3. w
  4. foreign
  5. k
  6. h
  7. w
  8. l
  9. k
  10. doubt
  11. knife
  12. l
  13. k
  14. talk
  15. t
  16. w
  17. b
  18. g
  19. g
  20. l
  21. knit
  22. w
  23. b
  24. w
  25. t
  26. write
  27. h
  28. k
  29. h
  30. l
  31. h
  32. could
  33. l
  34. h
  35. sign
  36. t
  37. t
  38. k
  39. folk
  40. rhyme

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