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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 360 · 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 letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) castle (c) sign
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) reign (c) wrist
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) could (c) knot
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) fasten (c) whistle
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) sword (c) knot
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) castle (c) knife
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) comb (c) write
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) gnat (c) rhino
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) sign (c) wrap

Answer key

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

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