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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 988 · 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 “w”? (a) rhino (b) ghost (c) sword
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) whistle (c) lamb
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) wrist (c) knife
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) knit (c) write
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) knob (c) comb
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) foreign (c) answer
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) listen (c) folk
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) talk (c) answer
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) tomb (c) kneel
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) write (c) kneel
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) wrist (c) knit
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) foreign (b) ghost (c) knife
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) wrist (c) gnat
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) knight (c) answer
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n

Answer key

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

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