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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 848 · 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 “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) knife (c) walk
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) lamb (c) whistle
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) knot (c) comb
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) walk (c) crumb
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) knight (c) answer
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) foreign (c) honest
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) sign (c) fasten
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) comb (c) castle
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) gnome (c) rhyme
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knob (c) wrap
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) reign (c) folk
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) write (c) gnome
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l

Answer key

  1. b
  2. g
  3. h
  4. w
  5. h
  6. soften
  7. k
  8. gnat
  9. comb
  10. k
  11. k
  12. b
  13. b
  14. b
  15. walk
  16. k
  17. answer
  18. t
  19. l
  20. l
  21. crumb
  22. sign
  23. w
  24. k
  25. sword
  26. b
  27. h
  28. l
  29. rhyme
  30. knob
  31. h
  32. h
  33. l
  34. h
  35. b
  36. l
  37. g
  38. reign
  39. gnome
  40. l

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