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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 509 · 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 letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knob (c) wrist
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) yolk (c) rhyme
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) knot (c) half
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) plumber (c) fasten
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) tomb (c) folk
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) sword (c) rhyme
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) reign (c) castle
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) plumber (c) salmon
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) whistle (c) lamb
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) would (b) sword (c) foreign
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) design (c) gnome
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) plumber (c) would
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) knob (c) rhyme
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knit (c) could
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) rhino (c) rhyme

Answer key

  1. g
  2. k
  3. k
  4. b
  5. w
  6. g
  7. knob
  8. h
  9. yolk
  10. w
  11. l
  12. half
  13. whole
  14. b
  15. k
  16. t
  17. b
  18. h
  19. folk
  20. whistle
  21. k
  22. h
  23. castle
  24. l
  25. l
  26. plumber
  27. g
  28. lamb
  29. foreign
  30. listen
  31. gnome
  32. b
  33. k
  34. rhyme
  35. w
  36. w
  37. b
  38. knit
  39. w
  40. walk

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