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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 654 · 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) knife (b) comb (c) could
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) rhyme (c) walk
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) whistle (c) rhyme
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) comb (c) talk
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) crumb (c) wrist
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) reign (c) knot
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) wrap (c) half
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) whole (c) knight
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) gnome (c) would
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) doubt (c) lamb
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t

Answer key

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

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