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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 203 · 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 “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) gnome (c) rhino
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) knife (c) soften
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) rhino (c) knife
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) wrap (c) ghost
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) knob (c) would
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) kneel (c) tomb
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) tomb (c) wrap
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) answer (c) lamb
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) yolk (c) comb
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) gnome (c) castle
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) reign (c) wrap
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r

Answer key

  1. k
  2. k
  3. h
  4. b
  5. k
  6. crumb
  7. l
  8. folk
  9. h
  10. knife
  11. w
  12. k
  13. w
  14. g
  15. t
  16. ghost
  17. b
  18. would
  19. w
  20. tomb
  21. g
  22. k
  23. wrap
  24. answer
  25. rhino
  26. h
  27. h
  28. l
  29. h
  30. gnome
  31. w
  32. g
  33. k
  34. castle
  35. g
  36. l
  37. k
  38. t
  39. g
  40. h

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