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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 410 · 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) comb (c) knight
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) doubt (c) knot
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) plumber (b) write (c) ghost
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) design (c) sword
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) wrist (c) sign
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) crumb (c) whistle
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) knife (c) soften
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) walk (c) reign
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) rhino (c) fasten
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) write (c) foreign
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) whole (c) design
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) knit (c) soften

Answer key

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

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