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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 604 · 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 “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) doubt (c) answer
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) folk (c) knife
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) comb (c) gnome
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) half (c) wrap
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) comb (c) kneel
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) gnome (c) write
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) crumb (c) whistle
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) kneel (c) ghost
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) lamb (c) write
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) wrist (c) reign
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) doubt (c) sword
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) write (c) yolk
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) gnat (c) knot
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t

Answer key

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

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