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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 450 · 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 “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) tomb (c) ghost
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) sword (c) walk
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) talk (c) yolk
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) knife (c) half
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) sign (c) folk
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) knit (c) answer
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) yolk (c) sword
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) rhyme (c) half
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) reign (c) honest
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) wrap (c) castle
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) comb (c) knot
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) knob (c) doubt
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) whole (c) knight
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) knight (c) knife
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) doubt (c) walk
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) debt (c) wrist
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) rhyme (c) castle
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) lamb (c) knot
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) gnome (c) salmon
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n

Answer key

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

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