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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 772 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) write (c) salmon
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) knot (c) wrist
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) plumber (c) wrist
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) half (c) foreign
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) whistle (c) crumb
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) half (c) knob
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) foreign (c) folk
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) soften (c) knight
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) wrist (c) sign
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) could (c) lamb

Answer key

  1. b
  2. k
  3. write
  4. l
  5. tomb
  6. plumber
  7. h
  8. h
  9. t
  10. k
  11. l
  12. l
  13. foreign
  14. h
  15. h
  16. g
  17. crumb
  18. half
  19. l
  20. b
  21. l
  22. folk
  23. b
  24. b
  25. t
  26. t
  27. k
  28. t
  29. l
  30. h
  31. g
  32. g
  33. g
  34. l
  35. k
  36. yolk
  37. l
  38. wrist
  39. b
  40. lamb

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