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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 474 · 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 “w”? (a) ghost (b) listen (c) wrap
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) castle (c) comb
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knob (c) would
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) whistle (c) knob
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) wrist (c) knit
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) half (c) whole
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) write (c) whole
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) castle (c) write
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) ghost (c) talk
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) folk (c) could
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) ghost (c) kneel
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) rhino (c) fasten
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) fasten (c) sign
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) rhyme (c) salmon
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d

Answer key

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

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