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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 504 · 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) rhino (b) knob (c) wrist
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) could (c) knight
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) doubt (c) kneel
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knob (c) wrap
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) design (c) knight
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) fasten (c) foreign
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) wrap (c) yolk
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) rhino (c) folk
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) debt (c) reign
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) rhino (c) plumber
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r

Answer key

  1. rhino
  2. b
  3. h
  4. could
  5. g
  6. wrap
  7. t
  8. h
  9. knob
  10. b
  11. w
  12. sword
  13. l
  14. w
  15. w
  16. h
  17. h
  18. b
  19. k
  20. k
  21. foreign
  22. t
  23. fasten
  24. w
  25. g
  26. folk
  27. l
  28. b
  29. w
  30. k
  31. k
  32. k
  33. l
  34. l
  35. debt
  36. l
  37. g
  38. l
  39. plumber
  40. g

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