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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 135 · 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 “g”? (a) whole (b) gnome (c) plumber
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) knife (c) write
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) whistle (c) kneel
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) answer (c) doubt
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) castle (c) crumb
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) rhino (c) castle
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) walk (c) doubt
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) soften (c) design
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) half (c) knight
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) comb (b) gnome (c) rhyme
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) tomb (c) folk
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) sign (c) knife
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k

Answer key

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

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