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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 137 · 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 “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) soften (c) yolk
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) knot (c) reign
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) rhino (c) talk
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) soften (c) sword
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) knife (c) gnat
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) wrap (c) honest
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) honest (c) plumber
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) gnat (c) plumber
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knob (c) plumber
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) ghost (c) answer
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) crumb (c) whistle
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) wrap (c) knife

Answer key

  1. l
  2. b
  3. t
  4. t
  5. l
  6. k
  7. g
  8. answer
  9. reign
  10. t
  11. talk
  12. soften
  13. g
  14. h
  15. h
  16. l
  17. k
  18. w
  19. w
  20. b
  21. knife
  22. k
  23. would
  24. t
  25. k
  26. honest
  27. h
  28. rhino
  29. w
  30. g
  31. k
  32. g
  33. b
  34. knob
  35. l
  36. l
  37. ghost
  38. w
  39. whistle
  40. wrap

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