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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 250 · 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 “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) could (b) talk (c) rhino
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) plumber (c) castle
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) write (c) tomb
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) rhyme (c) honest
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) talk (c) write
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) debt (c) gnome
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) whole (c) honest
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) knob (c) castle
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h

Answer key

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

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