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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 804 · 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 “b”? (a) ghost (b) fasten (c) lamb
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) talk (c) gnome
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) knife (c) listen
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) rhyme (c) knife
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) sword (c) salmon
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) yolk (c) knife
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) sword (c) castle
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) knob (c) ghost
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) salmon (c) knife
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) doubt (c) knight
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t

Answer key

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

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