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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 730 · 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 “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) knot (c) folk
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) answer (c) yolk
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) foreign (c) sign
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) kneel (c) plumber
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) plumber (c) half
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) listen (c) half
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) lamb (c) sword
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) wrist (c) crumb
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) debt (c) yolk
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) crumb (b) comb (c) honest
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) knot (c) rhyme
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) would (c) design
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) kneel (c) whole
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) fasten (c) answer

Answer key

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

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