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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 318 · 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 “g”? (a) wrist (b) gnat (c) rhino
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) write (c) sign
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) would (c) reign
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) could (c) castle
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) foreign (b) ghost (c) knit
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) doubt (c) foreign
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) whistle (c) knife
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) rhyme (c) listen
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) knot (c) wrap
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) comb (c) gnome
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) honest (c) would
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) whole (c) folk
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) talk (c) rhyme
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) soften (c) foreign
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c

Answer key

  1. gnat
  2. sign
  3. would
  4. b
  5. w
  6. w
  7. t
  8. l
  9. b
  10. l
  11. k
  12. k
  13. k
  14. castle
  15. l
  16. b
  17. l
  18. w
  19. t
  20. k
  21. w
  22. ghost
  23. h
  24. l
  25. g
  26. w
  27. wrist
  28. knife
  29. listen
  30. knot
  31. fasten
  32. honest
  33. lamb
  34. b
  35. b
  36. rhyme
  37. soften
  38. g
  39. h
  40. l

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