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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 518 · 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 “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) sword (c) knob
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) kneel (c) reign
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) reign (c) yolk
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) rhyme (c) kneel
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) wrap (c) folk
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) plumber (c) honest
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) castle (c) plumber
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) wrap (c) fasten
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) wrist (c) crumb
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) knit (c) rhyme
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) wrap (c) reign
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f

Answer key

  1. b
  2. b
  3. w
  4. h
  5. g
  6. w
  7. w
  8. design
  9. listen
  10. yolk
  11. g
  12. w
  13. kneel
  14. k
  15. k
  16. l
  17. g
  18. w
  19. wrap
  20. g
  21. plumber
  22. rhyme
  23. b
  24. w
  25. w
  26. t
  27. fasten
  28. h
  29. crumb
  30. knit
  31. l
  32. k
  33. l
  34. l
  35. l
  36. w
  37. b
  38. reign
  39. g
  40. t

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