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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 103 · 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 “k”? (a) doubt (b) whistle (c) knight
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) knot (c) sword
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) wrist (c) yolk
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) doubt (c) whole
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) crumb (c) design
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) doubt (b) rhyme (c) sign
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) fasten (c) walk
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) write (c) knot
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) sword (c) salmon
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) salmon (c) knife
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) walk (c) doubt
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) talk (c) castle
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) sword (c) honest
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r

Answer key

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

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