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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 226 · 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) r (b) m (c) h
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knot (c) soften
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) plumber (b) folk (c) rhino
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) talk (c) rhyme
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) walk (c) design
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) yolk (c) fasten
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) whole (c) knob
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) wrist (c) lamb
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) rhino (c) could
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) wrist (c) whole
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) foreign (c) castle
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) rhyme (c) lamb
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) talk (c) honest

Answer key

  1. h
  2. w
  3. k
  4. l
  5. knot
  6. t
  7. rhino
  8. l
  9. talk
  10. g
  11. k
  12. g
  13. k
  14. design
  15. b
  16. g
  17. fasten
  18. whole
  19. w
  20. l
  21. k
  22. wrist
  23. tomb
  24. k
  25. g
  26. l
  27. b
  28. h
  29. b
  30. l
  31. w
  32. b
  33. foreign
  34. castle
  35. h
  36. b
  37. t
  38. knob
  39. t
  40. honest

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