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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 170 · 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 “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) rhyme (c) sword
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) soften (c) rhino
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) soften (c) crumb
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) gnome (c) castle
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) half (c) crumb
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) design (c) talk
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) comb (c) fasten
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) wrap (c) sword
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) rhyme (c) gnat

Answer key

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

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