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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 801 · 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 “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) folk (c) kneel
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) ghost (c) yolk
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) fasten (c) sign
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) knife (c) lamb
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) knot (c) talk
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) knit (c) crumb
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) wrap (c) knit
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) wrist (c) knight
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) would (b) plumber (c) reign

Answer key

  1. b
  2. b
  3. b
  4. b
  5. b
  6. k
  7. castle
  8. l
  9. k
  10. yolk
  11. t
  12. k
  13. g
  14. g
  15. w
  16. k
  17. g
  18. h
  19. sign
  20. w
  21. lamb
  22. talk
  23. k
  24. crumb
  25. h
  26. l
  27. h
  28. wrap
  29. w
  30. l
  31. t
  32. w
  33. knight
  34. w
  35. w
  36. k
  37. w
  38. k
  39. t
  40. reign

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