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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 693 · 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 “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) rhino (c) crumb
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) listen (c) knight
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) salmon (b) honest (c) kneel
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) answer (c) knight
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) gnat (c) folk
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knife (c) crumb
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) whistle (c) knife
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) comb (c) rhyme
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) sign (c) tomb
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) debt (c) knot
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) write (c) knife
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) design (c) knob
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) comb (c) whistle
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s

Answer key

  1. l
  2. t
  3. rhino
  4. answer
  5. g
  6. k
  7. h
  8. l
  9. honest
  10. b
  11. g
  12. g
  13. g
  14. k
  15. t
  16. h
  17. knight
  18. l
  19. gnat
  20. h
  21. knife
  22. g
  23. crumb
  24. h
  25. b
  26. g
  27. b
  28. comb
  29. l
  30. kneel
  31. knot
  32. b
  33. b
  34. l
  35. k
  36. k
  37. folk
  38. design
  39. whistle
  40. w

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