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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 156 · 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 “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) would (b) foreign (c) whole
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) answer (c) sword
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) knife (c) gnome
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) foreign (c) could
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) soften (c) rhyme
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) kneel (c) castle
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) castle (c) whole
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) whistle (c) soften
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) sign (c) answer
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) knight (c) doubt
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) knife (c) lamb
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t

Answer key

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

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