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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 109 · 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 “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) yolk (c) castle
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) answer (c) knob
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) crumb (c) half
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) could (c) talk
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) reign (c) kneel
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) write (c) kneel
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) rhyme (c) doubt
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) knob (c) knot
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) comb (c) knot
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) listen (c) crumb
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) folk (c) soften
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) honest (c) talk
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knight (c) whistle
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) whole (c) foreign
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m

Answer key

  1. w
  2. castle
  3. g
  4. k
  5. answer
  6. half
  7. tomb
  8. w
  9. k
  10. debt
  11. h
  12. write
  13. h
  14. doubt
  15. yolk
  16. g
  17. b
  18. l
  19. h
  20. b
  21. knot
  22. w
  23. k
  24. whole
  25. folk
  26. l
  27. k
  28. k
  29. l
  30. g
  31. b
  32. l
  33. sign
  34. w
  35. l
  36. w
  37. knight
  38. foreign
  39. h
  40. h

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