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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 47 · 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 “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) honest (c) could
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) wrap (c) walk
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) write (c) ghost
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) doubt (c) rhyme
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) would (b) ghost (c) gnome
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) sign (c) design
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) folk (c) reign
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) comb (c) knob
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) gnome (c) knot
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) knit (c) write
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) lamb (c) gnat
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d

Answer key

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

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