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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 661 · 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 “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) knob (c) tomb
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) half (c) honest
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) rhino (c) whole
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knot (c) lamb
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) rhino (c) write
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) rhino (c) plumber
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) design (c) kneel
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) yolk (c) design
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) plumber (c) fasten
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) rhyme (c) wrap
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) foreign (c) ghost
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h

Answer key

  1. b
  2. w
  3. l
  4. w
  5. h
  6. k
  7. b
  8. rhino
  9. t
  10. half
  11. g
  12. k
  13. gnome
  14. h
  15. knot
  16. write
  17. plumber
  18. crumb
  19. w
  20. yolk
  21. l
  22. h
  23. g
  24. h
  25. g
  26. fasten
  27. t
  28. b
  29. g
  30. wrap
  31. b
  32. w
  33. w
  34. b
  35. k
  36. ghost
  37. b
  38. l
  39. t
  40. h

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