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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. doubt
  2. w
  3. g
  4. ghost
  5. wrap
  6. k
  7. w
  8. w
  9. t
  10. l
  11. l
  12. knot
  13. foreign
  14. k
  15. h
  16. t
  17. w
  18. k
  19. b
  20. l
  21. w
  22. w
  23. h
  24. g
  25. comb
  26. g
  27. reign
  28. plumber
  29. g
  30. wrist
  31. w
  32. k
  33. g
  34. l
  35. l
  36. walk
  37. answer
  38. b
  39. k
  40. h

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