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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 472 · 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 “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) foreign (c) debt
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) write (c) yolk
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) sword (c) whistle
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) salmon (c) write
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) wrap (c) half
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) answer (c) rhino
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) castle (c) half
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) wrist (c) reign
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) answer (c) plumber
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) gnome (c) talk
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) answer (c) knob
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) could (c) doubt
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) wrap (c) sign
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) tomb (c) honest
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) kneel (c) knife
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d

Answer key

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

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