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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 391 · 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) r (b) h (c) m
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) listen (c) plumber
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) gnat (c) rhyme
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) knight (c) ghost
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) rhino (c) whole
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) reign (c) fasten
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) half (c) soften
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) could (c) ghost
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) doubt (c) walk
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) gnome (c) plumber
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) knight (c) doubt
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) ghost (c) knit
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) knob (c) sword

Answer key

  1. h
  2. plumber
  3. gnat
  4. b
  5. h
  6. t
  7. k
  8. l
  9. l
  10. g
  11. yolk
  12. k
  13. l
  14. h
  15. t
  16. l
  17. l
  18. whole
  19. g
  20. fasten
  21. g
  22. k
  23. g
  24. l
  25. w
  26. k
  27. h
  28. l
  29. k
  30. w
  31. half
  32. w
  33. l
  34. doubt
  35. walk
  36. wrist
  37. salmon
  38. knit
  39. b
  40. sword

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