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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 387 · 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 “h”? (a) wrap (b) rhyme (c) reign
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) listen (c) answer
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) walk (c) knit
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) reign (c) plumber
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) whole (c) comb
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) kneel (c) plumber
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) listen (c) knit
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) answer (c) could
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) write (c) yolk
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) design (c) whistle
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) knife (c) talk
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) debt (c) kneel
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) wrap (c) gnome
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) folk (b) ghost (c) knit

Answer key

  1. rhyme
  2. w
  3. w
  4. w
  5. k
  6. h
  7. k
  8. k
  9. w
  10. gnat
  11. lamb
  12. b
  13. reign
  14. t
  15. l
  16. comb
  17. b
  18. b
  19. answer
  20. knit
  21. l
  22. foreign
  23. yolk
  24. design
  25. l
  26. k
  27. l
  28. h
  29. w
  30. h
  31. talk
  32. w
  33. kneel
  34. k
  35. l
  36. b
  37. k
  38. l
  39. wrap
  40. ghost

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