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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. b
  2. k
  3. whole
  4. w
  5. half
  6. wrist
  7. honest
  8. h
  9. g
  10. knife
  11. w
  12. sign
  13. doubt
  14. l
  15. w
  16. l
  17. g
  18. w
  19. b
  20. ghost
  21. h
  22. foreign
  23. w
  24. debt
  25. t
  26. w
  27. answer
  28. k
  29. h
  30. crumb
  31. t
  32. gnat
  33. g
  34. l
  35. g
  36. could
  37. g
  38. w
  39. k
  40. comb

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