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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 692 · 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) walk (b) wrap (c) tomb
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) soften (c) design
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) write (c) knot
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) wrist (c) knit
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knob (c) could
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) yolk (c) knife
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) salmon (c) sword
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) walk (b) debt (c) rhyme
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) listen (c) sign
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) would (c) talk
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) reign (c) doubt
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) write (c) ghost
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) wrap (c) could

Answer key

  1. tomb
  2. design
  3. l
  4. w
  5. b
  6. doubt
  7. t
  8. l
  9. w
  10. b
  11. w
  12. h
  13. knit
  14. wrap
  15. b
  16. wrist
  17. l
  18. sword
  19. g
  20. t
  21. rhyme
  22. h
  23. t
  24. l
  25. l
  26. h
  27. listen
  28. w
  29. h
  30. g
  31. comb
  32. h
  33. whole
  34. l
  35. l
  36. l
  37. write
  38. t
  39. w
  40. could

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