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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 124 · 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) d (b) s (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) foreign (c) crumb
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) fasten (c) rhino
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) fasten (c) ghost
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) wrist (c) talk
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) castle (c) rhyme
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) wrist (c) answer
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) honest (c) knife
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) plumber (c) knife
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) tomb (c) knit
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l

Answer key

  1. w
  2. g
  3. b
  4. h
  5. l
  6. t
  7. h
  8. h
  9. w
  10. crumb
  11. t
  12. b
  13. k
  14. rhino
  15. t
  16. g
  17. l
  18. g
  19. b
  20. whole
  21. wrist
  22. k
  23. h
  24. b
  25. g
  26. castle
  27. sign
  28. k
  29. knife
  30. b
  31. l
  32. h
  33. plumber
  34. b
  35. w
  36. w
  37. w
  38. could
  39. k
  40. w

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