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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. h
  2. whole
  3. wrap
  4. half
  5. sword
  6. w
  7. w
  8. b
  9. l
  10. castle
  11. h
  12. b
  13. k
  14. b
  15. kneel
  16. g
  17. knife
  18. t
  19. t
  20. g
  21. h
  22. w
  23. t
  24. k
  25. yolk
  26. b
  27. b
  28. g
  29. b
  30. l
  31. g
  32. k
  33. h
  34. write
  35. design
  36. wrist
  37. w
  38. b
  39. w
  40. g

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