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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 160 · 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 “h”? (a) honest (b) plumber (c) sword
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) soften (c) wrap
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) castle (c) debt
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) ghost (c) kneel
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) plumber (c) answer
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) would (c) knit
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) knife (c) could
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) soften (c) crumb
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) rhyme (c) write
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) foreign (c) kneel
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) wrist (c) knob
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) rhino (c) whistle
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) half (c) fasten
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) sign (c) would
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) folk (c) answer
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t

Answer key

  1. honest
  2. b
  3. h
  4. soften
  5. l
  6. k
  7. debt
  8. l
  9. g
  10. g
  11. l
  12. h
  13. kneel
  14. answer
  15. would
  16. knife
  17. crumb
  18. write
  19. g
  20. w
  21. foreign
  22. k
  23. l
  24. wrist
  25. k
  26. k
  27. g
  28. k
  29. l
  30. w
  31. w
  32. w
  33. whistle
  34. half
  35. b
  36. sign
  37. g
  38. h
  39. folk
  40. k

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