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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 326 · 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 “b”? (a) lamb (b) honest (c) rhyme
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) foreign (c) soften
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) design (c) castle
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) knot (c) tomb
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) knot (c) tomb
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) wrap (c) could
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) comb (c) talk
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) salmon (c) comb
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knob (c) sign
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) knife (c) would
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k

Answer key

  1. lamb
  2. foreign
  3. b
  4. wrist
  5. g
  6. h
  7. h
  8. w
  9. g
  10. l
  11. b
  12. knot
  13. w
  14. l
  15. honest
  16. k
  17. w
  18. t
  19. l
  20. w
  21. reign
  22. t
  23. g
  24. l
  25. b
  26. w
  27. h
  28. talk
  29. salmon
  30. g
  31. l
  32. g
  33. knob
  34. g
  35. castle
  36. b
  37. b
  38. l
  39. t
  40. k

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