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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 261 · 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 word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) design (c) fasten
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) wrap (c) kneel
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) reign (c) would
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) honest (c) knob
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) castle (c) design
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) could (c) wrist
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) walk (c) knight
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) answer (c) salmon
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) kneel (c) soften
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) comb (c) knit
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) debt (c) sword
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) plumber (b) could (c) rhyme
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) walk (c) foreign
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l

Answer key

  1. ghost
  2. t
  3. w
  4. k
  5. h
  6. k
  7. listen
  8. would
  9. k
  10. t
  11. l
  12. knob
  13. g
  14. k
  15. g
  16. g
  17. castle
  18. wrist
  19. b
  20. h
  21. walk
  22. l
  23. l
  24. w
  25. k
  26. salmon
  27. w
  28. kneel
  29. h
  30. l
  31. b
  32. comb
  33. sword
  34. b
  35. k
  36. rhyme
  37. l
  38. foreign
  39. w
  40. b

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