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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 742 · 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 “l”? (a) write (b) could (c) ghost
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) rhino (c) ghost
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) rhyme (c) answer
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) folk (c) rhino
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) sword (c) ghost
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) knit (c) kneel
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) sword (c) kneel
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) plumber (c) listen
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) tomb (c) foreign
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) soften (c) folk
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) kneel (c) write
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) folk (c) knife
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) sword (c) knit
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) comb (c) foreign
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w

Answer key

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

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