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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 69 · 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 “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) comb (c) write
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) knife (c) wrist
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) fasten (c) gnome
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) whistle (c) wrist
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) yolk (c) gnat
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) honest (c) salmon
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) foreign (c) knob
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) comb (b) walk (c) rhyme
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) would (b) honest (c) knob
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) plumber (c) answer
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) whole (c) soften
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w

Answer key

  1. h
  2. b
  3. h
  4. w
  5. b
  6. write
  7. b
  8. wrist
  9. could
  10. g
  11. l
  12. doubt
  13. b
  14. b
  15. k
  16. k
  17. g
  18. yolk
  19. b
  20. knit
  21. t
  22. g
  23. k
  24. l
  25. whistle
  26. k
  27. rhyme
  28. l
  29. l
  30. w
  31. honest
  32. answer
  33. g
  34. w
  35. l
  36. k
  37. l
  38. l
  39. soften
  40. w

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