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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 61 · 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 “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) ghost (c) comb
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) answer (c) sign
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) rhyme (c) salmon
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) lamb (c) castle
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) plumber (c) write
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) would (c) talk
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) soften (c) could
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) sword (c) rhino
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) gnome (c) crumb
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) knit (c) yolk

Answer key

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

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