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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 896 · 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 “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) rhyme (c) foreign
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) lamb (c) wrist
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) yolk (c) lamb
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) rhyme (c) half
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) listen (c) gnat
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) soften (c) crumb
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) debt (c) honest
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) answer (c) knife
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) folk (c) gnome
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) wrist (c) reign
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l

Answer key

  1. w
  2. w
  3. rhyme
  4. wrist
  5. h
  6. k
  7. h
  8. g
  9. write
  10. half
  11. k
  12. l
  13. h
  14. b
  15. gnat
  16. b
  17. g
  18. b
  19. k
  20. b
  21. b
  22. l
  23. b
  24. crumb
  25. honest
  26. knife
  27. l
  28. b
  29. w
  30. h
  31. k
  32. folk
  33. g
  34. g
  35. l
  36. l
  37. reign
  38. l
  39. t
  40. b

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