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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 569 · 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 “l”? (a) knob (b) wrap (c) folk
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) reign (c) whistle
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) talk (c) folk
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) knob (c) answer
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) foreign (c) lamb
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) could (c) wrap
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) knight (c) doubt
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) answer (c) knot
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) kneel (c) half
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) talk (c) would
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) knot (c) rhino
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) knife (c) walk
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) crumb (c) tomb
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) honest (c) kneel
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) lamb (c) soften
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w

Answer key

  1. folk
  2. h
  3. t
  4. whistle
  5. w
  6. k
  7. b
  8. tomb
  9. k
  10. knob
  11. b
  12. b
  13. lamb
  14. g
  15. fasten
  16. knight
  17. t
  18. k
  19. would
  20. kneel
  21. h
  22. rhyme
  23. rhino
  24. walk
  25. b
  26. k
  27. foreign
  28. t
  29. g
  30. w
  31. w
  32. k
  33. honest
  34. b
  35. l
  36. b
  37. soften
  38. b
  39. t
  40. w

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