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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 967 · 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 “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) design (b) folk (c) honest
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) folk (c) sword
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) talk (c) wrap
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) plumber (c) knob
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) crumb (c) gnome
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) rhyme (c) would
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) answer (c) listen
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) salmon (c) knot
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) sword (c) fasten
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) knot (c) kneel
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) lamb (c) write
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h

Answer key

  1. h
  2. b
  3. g
  4. t
  5. b
  6. w
  7. w
  8. b
  9. b
  10. h
  11. t
  12. h
  13. k
  14. g
  15. b
  16. honest
  17. t
  18. h
  19. k
  20. l
  21. k
  22. rhyme
  23. k
  24. g
  25. k
  26. wrap
  27. g
  28. knob
  29. k
  30. k
  31. gnome
  32. plumber
  33. answer
  34. b
  35. knot
  36. would
  37. t
  38. lamb
  39. write
  40. l

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