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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 423 · 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 “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) wrist (c) knit
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) crumb (c) sword
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) salmon (b) doubt (c) honest
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) answer (c) knot
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) design (c) wrist
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) crumb (c) folk
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) sign (c) wrap
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) wrist (c) half
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) ghost (c) lamb
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) lamb (c) knife
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) gnome (c) listen
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) rhino (c) debt

Answer key

  1. b
  2. h
  3. h
  4. g
  5. knit
  6. sword
  7. g
  8. honest
  9. g
  10. h
  11. answer
  12. b
  13. wrist
  14. gnat
  15. t
  16. w
  17. sign
  18. h
  19. half
  20. k
  21. lamb
  22. b
  23. g
  24. b
  25. l
  26. t
  27. k
  28. knife
  29. w
  30. k
  31. l
  32. b
  33. l
  34. b
  35. b
  36. t
  37. w
  38. gnome
  39. w
  40. debt

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