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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 175 · 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 “w”? (a) kneel (b) knight (c) wrist
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) write (c) folk
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) knife (c) folk
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) gnat (c) castle
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) doubt (c) comb
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) knife (c) knot
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) would (c) wrap
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) rhyme (c) wrist
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) rhyme (c) knife
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) ghost (c) sign
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) design (c) doubt
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) tomb (c) folk
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) knit (c) wrap
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) whole (c) rhyme
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s

Answer key

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

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