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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 243 · 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 “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) whistle (c) plumber
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) sword (c) write
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) castle (c) knob
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) listen (c) knot
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) tomb (c) gnat
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knife (c) crumb
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) could (c) design
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) crumb (c) walk
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) tomb (c) could
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) knot (c) lamb
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) design (c) half
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f

Answer key

  1. h
  2. b
  3. k
  4. whistle
  5. walk
  6. knob
  7. l
  8. t
  9. k
  10. k
  11. doubt
  12. h
  13. w
  14. l
  15. t
  16. w
  17. gnat
  18. h
  19. t
  20. knife
  21. w
  22. b
  23. l
  24. k
  25. k
  26. could
  27. l
  28. honest
  29. g
  30. w
  31. h
  32. tomb
  33. lamb
  34. write
  35. l
  36. k
  37. b
  38. w
  39. b
  40. g

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