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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 67 · 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 “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) half (c) talk
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) plumber (c) kneel
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) knit (c) reign
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) doubt (c) sign
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) castle (c) debt
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) knot (c) ghost
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) foreign (b) rhyme (c) folk
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) rhyme (c) sign
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) knot (c) fasten
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) walk (b) rhino (c) tomb
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h

Answer key

  1. h
  2. w
  3. sign
  4. h
  5. k
  6. b
  7. plumber
  8. l
  9. reign
  10. h
  11. t
  12. knit
  13. debt
  14. l
  15. l
  16. t
  17. would
  18. w
  19. w
  20. w
  21. t
  22. t
  23. rhyme
  24. l
  25. k
  26. g
  27. g
  28. listen
  29. l
  30. t
  31. h
  32. b
  33. knot
  34. b
  35. w
  36. rhino
  37. l
  38. w
  39. w
  40. h

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