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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 496 · 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 “w”? (a) sword (b) fasten (c) rhyme
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) rhino (c) crumb
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) whole (c) doubt
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) rhyme (c) wrist
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) talk (c) sign
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) comb (c) knob
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) gnat (c) crumb
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) knit (c) knife
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) knot (c) write
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) whistle (c) knob
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) salmon (c) reign
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) lamb (c) castle
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) wrist (c) foreign
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) write (c) kneel
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) crumb (c) could
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) tomb (c) gnome
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knife (c) wrap
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) would (c) write
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) wrist (c) foreign
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l

Answer key

  1. sword
  2. rhino
  3. doubt
  4. rhyme
  5. sign
  6. t
  7. knob
  8. t
  9. b
  10. crumb
  11. b
  12. comb
  13. k
  14. k
  15. b
  16. half
  17. l
  18. l
  19. h
  20. whistle
  21. salmon
  22. lamb
  23. foreign
  24. l
  25. kneel
  26. could
  27. l
  28. w
  29. gnome
  30. k
  31. knife
  32. would
  33. k
  34. g
  35. b
  36. wrist
  37. h
  38. b
  39. w
  40. t

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