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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 180 · 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 letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) sword (c) rhino
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) talk (c) answer
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) talk (c) write
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) whistle (c) design
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) ghost (c) crumb
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) whole (c) knit
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) yolk (c) ghost
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) knob (c) half
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) doubt (c) half
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) yolk (c) fasten
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) fasten (c) sword
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k

Answer key

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

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