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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 375 · 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 “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) ghost (c) tomb
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) gnome (c) wrist
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) reign (c) design
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) could (c) wrap
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) knob (c) talk
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) foreign (c) fasten
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) knot (c) crumb
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) whole (c) half
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) salmon (c) knit
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) comb (c) answer
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) gnat (c) could
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) soften (c) walk
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) tomb (c) folk
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) plumber (c) half
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) knob (c) doubt
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) yolk (c) gnome

Answer key

  1. l
  2. t
  3. b
  4. h
  5. tomb
  6. wrist
  7. whistle
  8. wrap
  9. talk
  10. k
  11. g
  12. fasten
  13. h
  14. knot
  15. g
  16. l
  17. w
  18. b
  19. g
  20. l
  21. l
  22. kneel
  23. knit
  24. l
  25. b
  26. answer
  27. w
  28. gnat
  29. h
  30. soften
  31. folk
  32. b
  33. plumber
  34. b
  35. b
  36. w
  37. h
  38. b
  39. salmon
  40. yolk

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