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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 408 · 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 letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) tomb (c) talk
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) gnome (c) knit
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) could (c) gnat
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) plumber (c) yolk
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) write (c) could
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) doubt (c) honest
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) honest (c) could
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t

Answer key

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

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