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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 524 · 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 “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) comb (c) would
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) knot (c) kneel
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) salmon (c) yolk
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) castle (c) gnome
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) comb (c) debt
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) whistle (c) rhino
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) listen (c) answer
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) castle (c) gnat
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) wrist (c) debt
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) walk (c) debt
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) soften (c) doubt
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) half (c) gnat
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) kneel (c) knot

Answer key

  1. h
  2. g
  3. g
  4. would
  5. design
  6. g
  7. b
  8. w
  9. answer
  10. b
  11. b
  12. t
  13. castle
  14. l
  15. k
  16. g
  17. l
  18. k
  19. g
  20. l
  21. half
  22. b
  23. whistle
  24. k
  25. t
  26. h
  27. b
  28. l
  29. sign
  30. g
  31. l
  32. k
  33. t
  34. gnat
  35. wrist
  36. k
  37. walk
  38. doubt
  39. write
  40. ghost

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