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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 571 · 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 “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) sword (c) talk
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) wrap (c) whistle
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) knit (c) honest
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) debt (c) sign
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) comb (c) would
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) sign (c) talk
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) wrist (c) honest
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) knit (c) rhyme
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) would (c) knife
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) rhino (c) rhyme
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) write (c) knot
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) comb (c) reign
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knight (c) soften
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f

Answer key

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

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