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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 470 · 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) m (b) r (c) h
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) knot (c) would
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) answer (c) doubt
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) write (c) knob
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) knit (c) gnat
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) foreign (c) debt
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) plumber (c) whole
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) wrap (c) sword
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) rhino (c) crumb
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) debt (c) design
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) wrist (c) knight
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) sign (c) lamb
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) write (c) design
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) wrap (c) comb
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) could (c) whistle
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) half (c) doubt
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g

Answer key

  1. h
  2. would
  3. b
  4. k
  5. t
  6. b
  7. t
  8. answer
  9. knob
  10. g
  11. b
  12. g
  13. g
  14. h
  15. h
  16. l
  17. k
  18. k
  19. b
  20. talk
  21. wrap
  22. plumber
  23. knot
  24. crumb
  25. debt
  26. knight
  27. h
  28. t
  29. h
  30. b
  31. lamb
  32. w
  33. kneel
  34. comb
  35. whistle
  36. g
  37. t
  38. w
  39. doubt
  40. g

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