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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 298 · 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 word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) folk (c) rhino
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) answer (c) tomb
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) gnome (c) salmon
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) lamb (c) knob
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) salmon (c) knit
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) yolk (c) debt
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) knit (c) gnome
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) castle (b) rhino (c) wrap
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) yolk (c) write
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) would (c) tomb
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) lamb (c) castle
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) whole (c) castle
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) soften (c) rhino
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) design (c) whistle
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) honest (c) knife
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) knife (c) gnat
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l

Answer key

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

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