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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. h
  2. foreign
  3. ghost
  4. w
  5. rhyme
  6. t
  7. design
  8. g
  9. h
  10. w
  11. b
  12. h
  13. t
  14. knit
  15. b
  16. folk
  17. w
  18. l
  19. t
  20. b
  21. write
  22. b
  23. l
  24. b
  25. k
  26. g
  27. b
  28. g
  29. w
  30. l
  31. listen
  32. plumber
  33. k
  34. whistle
  35. knight
  36. t
  37. sword
  38. kneel
  39. l
  40. k

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