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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 351 · 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 “w”? (a) knit (b) sword (c) debt
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) knit (c) half
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) sword (c) debt
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) answer (c) kneel
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) gnome (c) listen
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) wrist (c) gnome
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) knife (c) sign
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) honest (c) sign
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) kneel
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) knot (c) write
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w

Answer key

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

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