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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 890 · 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 “l”? (a) knob (b) yolk (c) wrap
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) soften (c) gnome
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) ghost (c) wrist
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) folk (c) knight
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) wrist (c) knit
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) knob (c) crumb
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) ghost (c) knot
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) reign (c) walk
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) plumber (c) wrist
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) salmon (c) write
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) wrap (c) kneel
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c

Answer key

  1. yolk
  2. h
  3. w
  4. b
  5. gnome
  6. l
  7. k
  8. knight
  9. t
  10. b
  11. l
  12. w
  13. h
  14. folk
  15. w
  16. b
  17. l
  18. g
  19. knit
  20. knob
  21. w
  22. h
  23. t
  24. g
  25. g
  26. ghost
  27. l
  28. h
  29. t
  30. walk
  31. b
  32. wrist
  33. w
  34. t
  35. b
  36. k
  37. write
  38. kneel
  39. t
  40. b

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