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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 201 · 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) would (b) sign (c) wrap
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) rhino (c) tomb
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) ghost (c) answer
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) debt (c) rhyme
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) write (c) walk
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) folk (c) sign
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) lamb (c) write
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) knight (c) half
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) rhino (c) honest
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) sword (c) design
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) rhyme (c) doubt
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) comb (c) foreign
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) write (c) folk
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) fasten (c) knob
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) knight (c) whole
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l

Answer key

  1. would
  2. l
  3. tomb
  4. w
  5. w
  6. ghost
  7. l
  8. l
  9. t
  10. k
  11. b
  12. answer
  13. gnat
  14. k
  15. l
  16. folk
  17. b
  18. lamb
  19. w
  20. half
  21. l
  22. kneel
  23. k
  24. g
  25. design
  26. k
  27. doubt
  28. rhino
  29. k
  30. k
  31. write
  32. w
  33. fasten
  34. w
  35. knight
  36. b
  37. t
  38. b
  39. h
  40. t

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