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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 600 · 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) folk (b) ghost (c) gnome
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) rhino (c) sign
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) talk (c) knot
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) doubt (c) kneel
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) would (c) answer
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) design (c) honest
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) whole (c) listen
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) sign (c) listen
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) rhyme (c) ghost
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) gnome (c) doubt
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) sword (c) crumb
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) walk (c) honest
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) folk (c) plumber
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knot (c) doubt
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) wrap (c) tomb
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) salmon (c) design

Answer key

  1. folk
  2. w
  3. rhino
  4. talk
  5. doubt
  6. foreign
  7. k
  8. t
  9. b
  10. k
  11. design
  12. listen
  13. b
  14. b
  15. k
  16. sign
  17. b
  18. k
  19. knit
  20. g
  21. g
  22. b
  23. k
  24. wrap
  25. sword
  26. k
  27. honest
  28. b
  29. l
  30. k
  31. h
  32. castle
  33. h
  34. knot
  35. w
  36. h
  37. w
  38. salmon
  39. w
  40. write

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