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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. design
  2. b
  3. w
  4. rhino
  5. l
  6. h
  7. knife
  8. b
  9. t
  10. t
  11. g
  12. plumber
  13. h
  14. t
  15. k
  16. b
  17. g
  18. w
  19. whole
  20. l
  21. b
  22. knot
  23. w
  24. k
  25. salmon
  26. reign
  27. l
  28. t
  29. w
  30. l
  31. g
  32. g
  33. rhyme
  34. castle
  35. w
  36. h
  37. k
  38. t
  39. walk
  40. k

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