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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 664 · 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 “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) knot (c) wrist
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) knife (c) rhyme
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) knob (c) whole
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) answer (c) soften
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) castle (c) kneel
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) talk (c) write
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) wrap (c) knob
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) write (c) comb
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) knot (c) yolk
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) design (c) talk
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) sword (c) lamb
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) gnome (c) answer
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) folk (c) rhyme
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) plumber (c) knot
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h

Answer key

  1. b
  2. foreign
  3. rhyme
  4. w
  5. whole
  6. answer
  7. k
  8. kneel
  9. k
  10. write
  11. wrap
  12. t
  13. t
  14. g
  15. w
  16. b
  17. talk
  18. l
  19. l
  20. b
  21. t
  22. k
  23. l
  24. h
  25. yolk
  26. design
  27. lamb
  28. knight
  29. t
  30. g
  31. b
  32. w
  33. t
  34. h
  35. w
  36. w
  37. g
  38. gnome
  39. plumber
  40. h

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