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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 689 · 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 “b”? (a) foreign (b) lamb (c) wrist
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) listen (c) could
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) design (c) ghost
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) knot (c) half
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) talk (c) knob
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) could (c) rhino
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) knit (c) salmon
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) sign (c) rhino
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) whole (c) crumb
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) castle (c) gnome

Answer key

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

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