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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 274 · 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 “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) debt (c) fasten
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) folk (c) sign
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) lamb (c) write
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) rhyme (c) knife
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) rhyme (c) sword
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) sword (c) fasten
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) answer (c) knob
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) tomb (c) knot
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r

Answer key

  1. w
  2. t
  3. sword
  4. w
  5. h
  6. sign
  7. l
  8. k
  9. write
  10. h
  11. rhyme
  12. l
  13. g
  14. l
  15. g
  16. t
  17. gnome
  18. k
  19. w
  20. fasten
  21. knob
  22. g
  23. tomb
  24. b
  25. b
  26. w
  27. k
  28. l
  29. b
  30. h
  31. b
  32. h
  33. l
  34. t
  35. w
  36. w
  37. t
  38. w
  39. h
  40. b

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