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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 593 · 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 “g”? (a) foreign (b) half (c) sword
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) wrap (c) foreign
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) sword (c) knob
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) write (c) sign
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) design (c) tomb
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) design (c) debt
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) would (c) knot
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) wrist (c) foreign
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) ghost (c) answer
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) write (c) design
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) write (c) lamb
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) plumber (c) sword
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) foreign (c) debt
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) sign (c) whistle
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) kneel (c) wrap

Answer key

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

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