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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 287 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) gnome (c) could
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) sign (c) doubt
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) kneel (c) wrap
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) answer (c) design
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) would (c) salmon
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) foreign (c) kneel
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) foreign (c) castle
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) rhyme (c) whole
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) gnat (c) rhyme
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) wrist (c) soften
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) crumb (c) castle
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) sign (c) wrap
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d

Answer key

  1. w
  2. gnome
  3. w
  4. l
  5. k
  6. b
  7. l
  8. b
  9. l
  10. doubt
  11. wrap
  12. k
  13. t
  14. answer
  15. k
  16. t
  17. g
  18. t
  19. t
  20. g
  21. knob
  22. t
  23. t
  24. k
  25. castle
  26. whole
  27. soften
  28. b
  29. walk
  30. l
  31. g
  32. b
  33. wrist
  34. g
  35. h
  36. k
  37. gnat
  38. half
  39. k
  40. g

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