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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 434 · 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 “h”? (a) fasten (b) rhino (c) write
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) soften (c) folk
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) honest (c) soften
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) knot (c) plumber
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) whistle (c) tomb
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) soften (c) tomb
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) ghost (c) wrap
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) sign (c) castle
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) knight (c) gnat
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) walk (c) answer
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) would (c) gnat

Answer key

  1. rhino
  2. g
  3. t
  4. t
  5. b
  6. w
  7. folk
  8. k
  9. honest
  10. g
  11. g
  12. k
  13. h
  14. b
  15. h
  16. plumber
  17. k
  18. b
  19. g
  20. w
  21. tomb
  22. h
  23. knob
  24. w
  25. b
  26. talk
  27. sign
  28. w
  29. g
  30. g
  31. w
  32. b
  33. knight
  34. k
  35. k
  36. t
  37. l
  38. walk
  39. h
  40. ghost

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