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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 475 · 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 word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) rhino (c) design
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knot (c) tomb
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) foreign (c) rhyme
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) listen (c) wrist
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) gnat (c) listen
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) plumber (c) wrist
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) rhyme (c) folk
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) honest (c) ghost
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) crumb (c) listen
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) gnome (c) kneel
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) answer (c) folk
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) talk (c) honest
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k

Answer key

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

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