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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 550 · 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 “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) wrap (c) ghost
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) fasten (c) comb
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) knot (c) would
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) castle (c) kneel
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) knit (c) castle
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) knot (c) would
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) wrap (c) debt
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) design (c) knife
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) lamb (c) honest
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) soften (c) kneel
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) foreign (c) talk
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) knife (c) comb
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) lamb (c) knight
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) listen (c) write
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) knot (c) whole
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) rhino (c) half
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) gnat (c) tomb
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) reign (c) wrap

Answer key

  1. l
  2. lamb
  3. l
  4. k
  5. fasten
  6. t
  7. knot
  8. kneel
  9. knit
  10. h
  11. t
  12. would
  13. t
  14. b
  15. t
  16. b
  17. l
  18. debt
  19. answer
  20. knife
  21. w
  22. wrist
  23. g
  24. foreign
  25. comb
  26. l
  27. h
  28. knight
  29. sign
  30. g
  31. whole
  32. g
  33. w
  34. castle
  35. w
  36. g
  37. gnat
  38. h
  39. h
  40. reign

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