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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 246 · 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 “b”? (a) yolk (b) knot (c) comb
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) yolk (c) knot
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) whistle (c) rhino
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) castle (c) gnome
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) knob (c) rhyme
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) answer (c) folk
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) half (c) sword
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) plumber (c) wrist
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) rhino (c) kneel
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) wrap (c) knife
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) crumb (c) whistle
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) could (c) gnat
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) plumber (c) sign
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) wrap (c) yolk
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) rhino (c) foreign
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k

Answer key

  1. comb
  2. yolk
  3. h
  4. l
  5. k
  6. whistle
  7. t
  8. gnome
  9. w
  10. rhyme
  11. b
  12. folk
  13. w
  14. half
  15. knob
  16. g
  17. g
  18. rhino
  19. g
  20. k
  21. b
  22. l
  23. k
  24. g
  25. h
  26. knife
  27. crumb
  28. gnat
  29. plumber
  30. t
  31. b
  32. wrap
  33. t
  34. l
  35. b
  36. l
  37. t
  38. foreign
  39. h
  40. k

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