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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 309 · 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 “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) tomb (c) rhyme
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) kneel (c) rhino
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) crumb (c) knight
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) write (c) talk
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) answer (c) plumber
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) knife (c) wrap
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) knife (c) fasten
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) sign (c) whistle
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) castle (c) wrist
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) doubt (c) talk
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) listen (c) knob

Answer key

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

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