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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 361 · 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 “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) wrap (c) ghost
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) ghost (c) could
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) yolk (c) knife
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) crumb (c) would
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) soften (c) kneel
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) whole (c) tomb
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) crumb (c) castle
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) knob (c) could
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) soften (c) plumber
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) honest (c) design
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) design (c) wrist
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) whole (c) salmon
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) walk (c) castle
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) sword (c) knit
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m

Answer key

  1. h
  2. l
  3. wrap
  4. k
  5. w
  6. k
  7. b
  8. ghost
  9. listen
  10. l
  11. would
  12. answer
  13. kneel
  14. rhyme
  15. k
  16. knob
  17. t
  18. soften
  19. b
  20. w
  21. w
  22. honest
  23. b
  24. tomb
  25. h
  26. h
  27. b
  28. l
  29. w
  30. w
  31. b
  32. b
  33. h
  34. w
  35. whole
  36. castle
  37. w
  38. l
  39. sword
  40. b

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