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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 193 · 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) rhino (b) sword (c) honest
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) sword (c) sign
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) write (c) honest
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) lamb (c) fasten
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) sword (c) folk
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) fasten (c) castle
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) rhino (c) knob
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) ghost (c) walk
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) kneel (c) rhino
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) debt (c) talk
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) honest (c) would
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) knot (c) soften
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r

Answer key

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

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