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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 258 · 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 “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) would (c) comb
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) soften (c) folk
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) sword (c) design
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) ghost (c) tomb
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) rhyme (c) reign
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) listen (c) whistle
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knife (c) knot
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) fasten (c) honest
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) listen (c) yolk
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) doubt (c) comb
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) half (c) lamb
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) rhyme (c) debt
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) debt (c) answer
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) crumb (c) soften
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d

Answer key

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

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