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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 481 · 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) knit (b) honest (c) listen
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) design (c) knot
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) crumb (c) wrap
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) kneel (c) whistle
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) crumb (c) yolk
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) tomb (c) soften
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) soften (c) lamb
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) walk (c) fasten
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) folk (c) soften
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) knob (c) honest
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) salmon (c) wrap
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) rhino (c) folk
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knob (c) honest
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w

Answer key

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

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