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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 690 · 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 “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) knot (c) half
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) answer (c) knob
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) sword (c) salmon
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knight (c) reign
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) half (c) comb
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) knot (c) crumb
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) design (c) whole
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) knight (c) plumber
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) write (c) lamb
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) knit (c) knob
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) honest (c) yolk
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) plumber (c) answer
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) could (c) doubt
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m

Answer key

  1. t
  2. b
  3. k
  4. l
  5. reign
  6. b
  7. foreign
  8. knot
  9. k
  10. l
  11. knight
  12. knife
  13. w
  14. l
  15. half
  16. whole
  17. b
  18. b
  19. h
  20. t
  21. g
  22. sword
  23. write
  24. l
  25. l
  26. h
  27. l
  28. rhyme
  29. l
  30. k
  31. h
  32. honest
  33. g
  34. w
  35. answer
  36. h
  37. g
  38. l
  39. could
  40. h

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