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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 174 · 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) wrist (b) plumber (c) honest
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) wrist (c) gnat
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) castle (c) soften
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) rhyme (c) fasten
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) walk (c) wrist
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) answer (c) salmon
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) listen (c) crumb
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) salmon (c) sign
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) wrist (c) foreign
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) comb (c) whole
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) doubt (c) write
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) knot (c) doubt
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) listen (c) knife
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) half (c) soften
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n

Answer key

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

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