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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 651 · 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 “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) honest (c) plumber
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) gnat (c) talk
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) sword (c) folk
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) foreign (c) gnome
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) knot (c) wrist
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) rhyme (c) crumb
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) yolk (c) rhino
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) listen (c) whole
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) knot (c) castle
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) crumb (c) yolk
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) reign (c) comb
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) honest (c) knot
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) kneel (c) knot
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) folk (c) fasten
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) answer (c) gnome

Answer key

  1. h
  2. h
  3. plumber
  4. h
  5. l
  6. gnat
  7. h
  8. t
  9. k
  10. comb
  11. talk
  12. wrist
  13. folk
  14. yolk
  15. b
  16. whole
  17. t
  18. k
  19. sign
  20. w
  21. wrap
  22. k
  23. b
  24. w
  25. l
  26. answer
  27. k
  28. h
  29. honest
  30. l
  31. g
  32. tomb
  33. w
  34. l
  35. b
  36. g
  37. t
  38. fasten
  39. g
  40. castle

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