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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 140 · 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 “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) knob (c) could
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) soften (c) wrist
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) wrist (c) plumber
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) write (c) doubt
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) sign (c) half
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) yolk (c) plumber
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) reign (c) knot
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) doubt (c) soften
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) doubt (c) debt
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) walk (c) plumber
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) debt (c) answer
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n

Answer key

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

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