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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 46 · 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 “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) debt (c) knot
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) wrap (c) knife
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) castle (c) listen
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) honest (c) write
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) listen (c) kneel
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) gnat (c) debt
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) knot (c) answer
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) gnome (c) sword
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) folk (c) honest
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) folk (c) knife
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) folk (c) whistle
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) sword (c) yolk
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) gnat (c) talk
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) foreign (c) rhyme
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n

Answer key

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

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