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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 645 · 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 “b”? (a) debt (b) fasten (c) honest
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) knot (c) knob
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) kneel (c) soften
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) write (c) tomb
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) fasten (c) rhino
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) sword (c) knight
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) wrap (c) knife
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) fasten (c) plumber
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) answer (c) sign
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) knot (c) whole
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knight (c) gnome
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) yolk (c) doubt
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) design (c) doubt
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h

Answer key

  1. debt
  2. w
  3. l
  4. w
  5. t
  6. could
  7. h
  8. g
  9. kneel
  10. write
  11. w
  12. w
  13. rhino
  14. t
  15. t
  16. w
  17. sword
  18. b
  19. k
  20. knife
  21. w
  22. w
  23. k
  24. plumber
  25. sign
  26. w
  27. g
  28. whole
  29. h
  30. w
  31. t
  32. knight
  33. k
  34. g
  35. yolk
  36. design
  37. l
  38. g
  39. g
  40. l

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