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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 83 · 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 “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) listen (c) gnome
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) half (c) lamb
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) tomb (c) sign
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) rhino (c) could
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) plumber (c) could
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) wrist (c) doubt
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) write (c) lamb
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) castle (c) knight
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) honest (c) gnat
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) sword (c) honest
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) knit (c) talk
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) wrap (c) foreign
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) knife (c) talk
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) wrap (c) kneel
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l

Answer key

  1. h
  2. l
  3. listen
  4. lamb
  5. l
  6. l
  7. tomb
  8. l
  9. could
  10. t
  11. l
  12. h
  13. plumber
  14. g
  15. h
  16. h
  17. b
  18. l
  19. b
  20. b
  21. wrist
  22. g
  23. w
  24. write
  25. l
  26. knight
  27. t
  28. gnat
  29. honest
  30. design
  31. l
  32. b
  33. foreign
  34. talk
  35. w
  36. w
  37. wrap
  38. t
  39. b
  40. t

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