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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 312 · 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 “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) reign (c) whistle
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) kneel (c) rhino
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) would (c) whistle
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) rhino (c) foreign
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) debt (c) ghost
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) debt (c) talk
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) tomb (c) reign
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) folk (c) gnat
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) design (c) knot
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) fasten (c) doubt
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) salmon (c) whistle
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l

Answer key

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

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