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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 388 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) plumber (c) knit
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) half (c) lamb
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) talk (c) foreign
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) sign (c) talk
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) doubt (c) knot
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) wrist (c) knob
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) rhyme (c) answer
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) castle (c) crumb
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) doubt (c) plumber
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) wrist (c) whistle
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s

Answer key

  1. l
  2. t
  3. k
  4. plumber
  5. b
  6. answer
  7. l
  8. talk
  9. t
  10. l
  11. sign
  12. h
  13. t
  14. w
  15. w
  16. l
  17. sword
  18. walk
  19. t
  20. k
  21. knight
  22. b
  23. b
  24. b
  25. k
  26. h
  27. crumb
  28. g
  29. k
  30. t
  31. w
  32. rhyme
  33. h
  34. w
  35. k
  36. gnat
  37. k
  38. l
  39. w
  40. g

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