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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 632 · 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 “w”? (a) tomb (b) lamb (c) wrist
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) ghost (c) kneel
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) lamb (c) castle
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) rhino (c) sword
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) sign (c) plumber
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) would (b) castle (c) honest
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) half (c) gnat
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) folk (c) wrap
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) knob (c) whole
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) half (c) fasten
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) rhyme (c) doubt
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n

Answer key

  1. wrist
  2. k
  3. g
  4. l
  5. t
  6. w
  7. t
  8. h
  9. kneel
  10. l
  11. h
  12. w
  13. b
  14. lamb
  15. b
  16. knit
  17. sign
  18. l
  19. honest
  20. b
  21. h
  22. g
  23. gnat
  24. t
  25. l
  26. b
  27. b
  28. folk
  29. knob
  30. g
  31. b
  32. h
  33. g
  34. whole
  35. l
  36. rhyme
  37. b
  38. w
  39. w
  40. w

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