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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 628 · 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 “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) wrist (c) half
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) could (c) whole
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) walk (c) soften
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) could (c) would
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) answer (c) could
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) foreign (c) rhyme
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) reign (c) debt
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) knife
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) design (c) whole
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r

Answer key

  1. w
  2. k
  3. h
  4. t
  5. h
  6. b
  7. w
  8. w
  9. g
  10. w
  11. g
  12. b
  13. half
  14. t
  15. gnat
  16. l
  17. l
  18. soften
  19. g
  20. l
  21. t
  22. listen
  23. w
  24. w
  25. castle
  26. sword
  27. b
  28. b
  29. k
  30. b
  31. debt
  32. answer
  33. h
  34. design
  35. t
  36. g
  37. k
  38. w
  39. b
  40. w

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