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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 400 · 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 “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) doubt (c) foreign
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) debt (c) walk
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) listen (c) folk
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) could (c) wrist
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) whistle (c) would
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) wrap (c) gnat
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) fasten (c) knob
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) write (c) knight
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) design (c) knot
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) foreign (c) plumber
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) wrist (c) gnome
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) talk (c) rhino
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) soften (c) answer
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) rhyme (c) castle
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) wrist (c) knob
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m

Answer key

  1. h
  2. h
  3. t
  4. k
  5. k
  6. k
  7. answer
  8. b
  9. w
  10. l
  11. walk
  12. listen
  13. k
  14. b
  15. l
  16. doubt
  17. whistle
  18. w
  19. lamb
  20. w
  21. fasten
  22. write
  23. knot
  24. k
  25. l
  26. plumber
  27. k
  28. g
  29. gnome
  30. talk
  31. b
  32. soften
  33. l
  34. rhyme
  35. l
  36. g
  37. t
  38. wrist
  39. g
  40. g

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