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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 603 · 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 “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) rhyme (c) reign
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) listen (c) knob
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) walk (c) lamb
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) sign (c) answer
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) soften (c) ghost
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) answer (c) talk
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) sword (c) honest
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) knot (c) half
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) salmon (c) ghost
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) talk (c) wrap
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l

Answer key

  1. b
  2. rhyme
  3. b
  4. listen
  5. t
  6. sign
  7. t
  8. w
  9. l
  10. answer
  11. h
  12. k
  13. g
  14. ghost
  15. l
  16. k
  17. h
  18. k
  19. l
  20. g
  21. g
  22. k
  23. b
  24. lamb
  25. w
  26. honest
  27. half
  28. wrap
  29. h
  30. t
  31. w
  32. l
  33. k
  34. b
  35. w
  36. k
  37. l
  38. talk
  39. w
  40. b

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