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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 377 · 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 “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) yolk (c) knit
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) lamb (c) sword
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) debt (c) whole
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) design (c) comb
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) knot (c) wrap
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) ghost (c) doubt
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) wrap (c) rhino
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) rhino (c) knit
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) knob (c) sign
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) would (c) honest
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) rhino (c) fasten

Answer key

  1. g
  2. h
  3. l
  4. doubt
  5. t
  6. w
  7. g
  8. lamb
  9. w
  10. debt
  11. w
  12. k
  13. k
  14. l
  15. b
  16. folk
  17. wrap
  18. b
  19. knit
  20. l
  21. h
  22. k
  23. l
  24. b
  25. b
  26. k
  27. t
  28. rhino
  29. w
  30. h
  31. g
  32. k
  33. comb
  34. knob
  35. b
  36. w
  37. t
  38. reign
  39. k
  40. fasten

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