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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 980 · 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) m (b) r (c) h
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) wrist (c) rhyme
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) fasten (c) rhino
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) gnat (c) answer
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) crumb (c) sign
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) debt (c) comb
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) foreign (c) talk
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) soften (c) gnome
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) listen (c) half
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n

Answer key

  1. h
  2. rhyme
  3. rhino
  4. w
  5. k
  6. b
  7. w
  8. g
  9. h
  10. w
  11. k
  12. l
  13. answer
  14. b
  15. castle
  16. k
  17. knot
  18. b
  19. k
  20. l
  21. t
  22. b
  23. w
  24. w
  25. b
  26. k
  27. talk
  28. g
  29. t
  30. h
  31. t
  32. k
  33. t
  34. soften
  35. k
  36. g
  37. h
  38. l
  39. listen
  40. k

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