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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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