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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 618 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) walk (c) whole
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) talk (c) gnat
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) rhino (c) whole
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) answer (c) rhino
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) write (c) ghost
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) walk (c) whistle
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) rhino (c) wrap
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) comb (c) wrap
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) knight (c) fasten
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) crumb (c) write
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) knife (c) foreign

Answer key

  1. b
  2. w
  3. w
  4. l
  5. soften
  6. b
  7. g
  8. l
  9. gnat
  10. l
  11. g
  12. knit
  13. w
  14. b
  15. listen
  16. g
  17. w
  18. ghost
  19. k
  20. k
  21. g
  22. w
  23. l
  24. b
  25. b
  26. whistle
  27. l
  28. t
  29. wrap
  30. w
  31. comb
  32. knight
  33. k
  34. t
  35. crumb
  36. w
  37. h
  38. b
  39. h
  40. knife

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