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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 186 · 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 “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) wrap (c) sign
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) write (c) rhino
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) salmon (c) plumber
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) design (b) salmon (c) honest
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) fasten (c) rhino
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) sword (c) knit
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) gnat (c) whole
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) ghost (c) gnat
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) could (c) rhyme
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) answer (c) knit
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) rhyme (c) half

Answer key

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

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