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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 723 · 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 “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) knit (c) sign
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) talk (c) rhyme
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) tomb (c) gnome
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) wrap (c) castle
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) knight (c) sword
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) sign (c) lamb
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) sign (c) wrist
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) listen (c) plumber
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) kneel (c) wrap
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) write (c) gnome
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b

Answer key

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

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