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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 313 · 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 “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) half (c) debt
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) whole (c) knight
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) would (c) rhino
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) sword (c) debt
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) folk (c) write
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) design (c) knit
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) write (c) salmon
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) knife (c) plumber
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) doubt (c) comb
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) crumb (c) knit
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) debt (c) sword
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) walk (c) knob
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w

Answer key

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

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