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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 456 · 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 “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) fasten (c) whole
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) comb (c) ghost
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) kneel (c) comb
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) knot (c) knit
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) comb (c) knife
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) salmon (c) rhino
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) fasten (c) knight
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) debt (c) write
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) half (c) ghost
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) comb (c) talk
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w

Answer key

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

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