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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 263 · 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 “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) tomb (c) walk
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) ghost (c) knife
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) debt (c) whistle
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) tomb (c) castle
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) folk (c) tomb
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) rhino (c) soften
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) gnome (c) knob
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) honest (c) comb
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) whistle (c) whole
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) ghost (c) salmon
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) knot (c) ghost

Answer key

  1. h
  2. l
  3. g
  4. l
  5. b
  6. tomb
  7. knife
  8. design
  9. w
  10. g
  11. whole
  12. h
  13. folk
  14. g
  15. wrap
  16. g
  17. l
  18. k
  19. h
  20. b
  21. b
  22. k
  23. g
  24. t
  25. t
  26. l
  27. w
  28. b
  29. w
  30. b
  31. k
  32. b
  33. knob
  34. w
  35. foreign
  36. whistle
  37. b
  38. k
  39. ghost
  40. talk

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