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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 230 · 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 “w”? (a) honest (b) wrap (c) talk
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) reign (c) folk
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) lamb (c) folk
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) comb (c) sword
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) whistle (c) knight
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) castle (c) reign
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) crumb (c) rhino
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) whistle (c) knife
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) foreign (c) listen
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) wrist (c) knit
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) rhino (c) write
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m

Answer key

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

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