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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 676 · 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 “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) knot (c) design
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) whole (c) fasten
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) yolk (c) sword
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) sword (c) tomb
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) knot (c) debt
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) would (b) sign (c) tomb
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) lamb (c) write
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) knight (c) half
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) wrist (c) rhino
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) kneel (c) honest
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) debt (c) folk

Answer key

  1. b
  2. w
  3. g
  4. design
  5. l
  6. doubt
  7. yolk
  8. tomb
  9. w
  10. debt
  11. g
  12. b
  13. w
  14. l
  15. h
  16. b
  17. sign
  18. write
  19. t
  20. t
  21. l
  22. l
  23. h
  24. g
  25. k
  26. k
  27. k
  28. l
  29. h
  30. g
  31. b
  32. half
  33. rhino
  34. honest
  35. l
  36. b
  37. t
  38. l
  39. t
  40. folk

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