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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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