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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 281 · 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 “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) sign (c) would
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) folk (c) knit
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) rhyme (c) soften
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) design (c) fasten
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) soften (c) reign
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knot (c) answer
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) rhyme (c) lamb
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) kneel (c) sword

Answer key

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

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