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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 228 · 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 “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) debt (c) walk
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) answer (c) kneel
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) design (c) whole
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) debt (c) knight
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) soften (c) rhino
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) crumb (c) write
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) sword (c) plumber
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) gnome (c) doubt
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) listen (c) whole
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m

Answer key

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

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