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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. answer
  2. reign
  3. w
  4. design
  5. b
  6. h
  7. knife
  8. h
  9. w
  10. t
  11. sword
  12. debt
  13. lamb
  14. tomb
  15. folk
  16. comb
  17. b
  18. l
  19. l
  20. l
  21. k
  22. k
  23. h
  24. salmon
  25. w
  26. l
  27. b
  28. w
  29. b
  30. w
  31. t
  32. b
  33. l
  34. w
  35. rhino
  36. h
  37. g
  38. k
  39. b
  40. t

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