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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 453 · 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 “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) listen (c) could
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) listen (c) rhino
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) sign (c) answer
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) sword (c) tomb
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) design (c) sword
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) debt (c) half
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) knit (c) yolk
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) gnat (c) comb
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) ghost (c) wrap
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) castle (c) half
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) crumb (c) write
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) castle (c) knob
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) kneel (c) ghost
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) knob (c) knit
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) knot (c) talk
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) rhino (c) soften
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) wrist (c) could
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h

Answer key

  1. b
  2. write
  3. rhino
  4. answer
  5. b
  6. k
  7. sword
  8. design
  9. half
  10. yolk
  11. k
  12. g
  13. g
  14. comb
  15. b
  16. b
  17. l
  18. wrap
  19. castle
  20. w
  21. crumb
  22. t
  23. k
  24. knob
  25. l
  26. t
  27. w
  28. k
  29. ghost
  30. w
  31. folk
  32. talk
  33. l
  34. l
  35. k
  36. soften
  37. wrist
  38. t
  39. w
  40. h

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