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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 219 · 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 “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) soften (c) sign
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) gnat (c) walk
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) answer (c) talk
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) would (b) ghost (c) kneel
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) soften (c) ghost
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) salmon (c) fasten
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) knot (c) debt
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) crumb (c) half
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) walk (c) answer
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) walk (b) could (c) rhino
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m

Answer key

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

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