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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 674 · 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 “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) rhyme (c) tomb
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) gnome (c) folk
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) ghost (c) plumber
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) walk (c) sign
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) fasten (c) knob
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) answer (c) kneel
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) gnat (c) knife
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) plumber (c) honest
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) wrap (c) reign
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) whole (c) comb
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) wrist (c) yolk
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) answer (c) debt
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) knob (c) would
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n

Answer key

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

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