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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 500 · 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 “h”? (a) reign (b) honest (c) doubt
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) walk (c) debt
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) knight (c) rhino
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) could (c) design
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) reign (c) knit
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) listen (c) knob
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) doubt (c) half
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) knot (c) half
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) answer (c) honest
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) wrist (c) knot
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) rhyme (c) kneel
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) tomb (c) reign
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) talk (c) whole
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) write (c) debt
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) comb (c) soften
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) soften (c) yolk

Answer key

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

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