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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 479 · 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 “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) tomb (c) reign
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) would (c) gnome
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) knit (c) would
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) tomb (c) talk
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) yolk (c) walk
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) lamb (c) honest
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) wrist (c) doubt
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) could (c) rhino
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) plumber (c) design
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) doubt (c) kneel
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) fasten (c) salmon
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) knot (c) salmon
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) sign (c) wrap
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s

Answer key

  1. g
  2. l
  3. k
  4. tomb
  5. k
  6. gnome
  7. b
  8. would
  9. k
  10. k
  11. g
  12. talk
  13. b
  14. l
  15. g
  16. rhino
  17. w
  18. l
  19. honest
  20. wrist
  21. h
  22. h
  23. g
  24. k
  25. doubt
  26. h
  27. plumber
  28. k
  29. k
  30. kneel
  31. b
  32. b
  33. h
  34. lamb
  35. t
  36. g
  37. w
  38. knot
  39. sign
  40. t

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