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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 285 · 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 “l”? (a) knife (b) knit (c) could
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) write (c) doubt
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) half (c) knit
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) half (c) knot
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) whistle (c) wrist
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knit (c) lamb
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) knit (c) wrist
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) knob (c) ghost
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) rhyme (c) knob
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) soften (c) knife
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) tomb (c) wrist
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) sword (c) honest
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) knit (c) design
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t

Answer key

  1. could
  2. doubt
  3. wrist
  4. h
  5. l
  6. l
  7. b
  8. l
  9. b
  10. knot
  11. g
  12. w
  13. gnome
  14. w
  15. b
  16. write
  17. b
  18. g
  19. w
  20. t
  21. l
  22. g
  23. l
  24. t
  25. reign
  26. ghost
  27. whole
  28. t
  29. g
  30. would
  31. t
  32. rhyme
  33. w
  34. honest
  35. design
  36. t
  37. b
  38. t
  39. h
  40. b

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