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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 291 · 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 “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) half (c) knit
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) debt (c) soften
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) lamb (c) knight
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) sign (c) fasten
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) crumb (c) knit
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) yolk (c) knot
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) plumber (c) whistle
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) could (c) lamb
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) walk (c) fasten
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) rhino (c) write
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) doubt (c) ghost
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) reign (c) comb
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) half (c) foreign
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l

Answer key

  1. h
  2. w
  3. k
  4. knit
  5. knob
  6. knight
  7. w
  8. sign
  9. crumb
  10. yolk
  11. g
  12. whistle
  13. b
  14. k
  15. lamb
  16. walk
  17. k
  18. w
  19. write
  20. l
  21. h
  22. b
  23. l
  24. w
  25. w
  26. k
  27. w
  28. l
  29. ghost
  30. g
  31. reign
  32. b
  33. w
  34. l
  35. b
  36. h
  37. l
  38. foreign
  39. t
  40. t

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