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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 349 · 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) talk (b) knot (c) sign
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) talk (c) wrap
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) would (c) knob
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) wrist (c) fasten
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) knife (c) wrist
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) design (c) could
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) rhyme (c) folk
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) salmon (c) wrap
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) whole (c) plumber
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) could (b) plumber (c) ghost
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) tomb (c) walk
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) comb (c) write
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) kneel (c) wrist
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) folk (c) fasten
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knob (c) doubt

Answer key

  1. talk
  2. plumber
  3. h
  4. k
  5. would
  6. knight
  7. wrist
  8. h
  9. t
  10. could
  11. l
  12. l
  13. k
  14. rhyme
  15. l
  16. salmon
  17. whole
  18. w
  19. g
  20. ghost
  21. tomb
  22. l
  23. write
  24. l
  25. t
  26. l
  27. w
  28. t
  29. kneel
  30. fasten
  31. l
  32. w
  33. b
  34. w
  35. h
  36. t
  37. g
  38. b
  39. g
  40. knob

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