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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 707 · 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 “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) doubt (c) half
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) gnat (c) knight
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) half (c) fasten
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) knob (c) comb
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) answer (c) wrist
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) would (b) ghost (c) salmon
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) gnome (c) honest
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) tomb (c) rhino
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) rhino (c) write
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) comb (b) sword (c) honest
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) wrap (c) gnat
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) whistle (c) yolk

Answer key

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

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