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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 221 · 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 “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) crumb (c) answer
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) rhino (c) sign
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) wrap (c) sign
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) doubt (c) answer
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) yolk (c) lamb
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) sign (c) would
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) wrap (c) reign
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) write (c) crumb
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) honest (c) folk
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) debt (c) talk
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) walk (c) tomb
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) could (c) reign
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) write (c) lamb

Answer key

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

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