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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 590 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) reign (c) half
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) sign (c) would
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) design (c) knit
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) doubt (c) yolk
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) listen (c) talk
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) knight (c) doubt
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) sign (c) design
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) walk (b) lamb (c) ghost
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) could (b) rhino (c) kneel
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) comb (c) knit
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) sword (c) folk
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) salmon (c) soften
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) knife (c) gnome
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) comb (c) knot
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knot (c) crumb
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) gnome (c) yolk
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) rhyme (c) answer

Answer key

  1. l
  2. b
  3. t
  4. h
  5. debt
  6. w
  7. w
  8. h
  9. sign
  10. h
  11. l
  12. l
  13. design
  14. doubt
  15. l
  16. plumber
  17. k
  18. g
  19. knight
  20. half
  21. ghost
  22. rhino
  23. knit
  24. b
  25. l
  26. h
  27. folk
  28. t
  29. k
  30. b
  31. soften
  32. k
  33. b
  34. w
  35. knife
  36. comb
  37. knot
  38. gnome
  39. b
  40. kneel

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