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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 256 · 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 “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) listen (c) rhino
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) whole (c) foreign
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) half (c) knight
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) kneel (c) yolk
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) comb (c) gnat
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) listen (c) debt
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) tomb (c) knot
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) honest (c) tomb
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) sword (c) rhino
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) knot (c) design
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) talk (c) foreign
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) knife (c) rhino
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knit (c) doubt
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) folk (c) half
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c

Answer key

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

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