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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 197 · 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 “t”? (a) answer (b) soften (c) rhino
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) walk (c) reign
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) talk (c) answer
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) reign (c) sword
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) answer (c) comb
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) salmon (c) gnome
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) plumber (c) design
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) gnome (c) lamb
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) plumber (b) rhino (c) tomb
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l

Answer key

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

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