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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 403 · 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 “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) honest (c) half
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) write (c) talk
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) write (c) sign
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) tomb (c) foreign
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) debt (c) write
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) half (c) gnome
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) debt (c) kneel
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) rhyme (c) answer
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) doubt (c) whole
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) ghost (c) tomb
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) foreign (c) write
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) whole (c) design
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) yolk (c) soften
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k

Answer key

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

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