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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 149 · 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 “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) comb (c) gnome
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) gnat (c) doubt
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) walk (c) gnat
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) design (c) soften
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) wrist (c) comb
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) design (c) tomb
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) gnat (c) could
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) half (c) knight
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) reign (c) castle
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) write (c) knight
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) write (c) yolk
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) salmon (c) rhyme

Answer key

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

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