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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 70 · 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 “h”? (a) honest (b) write (c) yolk
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) rhyme (c) knife
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) design (c) tomb
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) knife (c) castle
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) kneel (c) knob
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) plumber (c) knife
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) could (c) sword
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) write (c) knight

Answer key

  1. honest
  2. w
  3. whistle
  4. l
  5. l
  6. l
  7. l
  8. k
  9. k
  10. h
  11. tomb
  12. castle
  13. g
  14. h
  15. k
  16. g
  17. g
  18. l
  19. w
  20. k
  21. rhyme
  22. b
  23. plumber
  24. g
  25. h
  26. sword
  27. b
  28. b
  29. w
  30. k
  31. t
  32. w
  33. l
  34. w
  35. w
  36. k
  37. b
  38. b
  39. g
  40. write

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