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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 741 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) knit (c) plumber
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) comb (c) castle
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) half (c) soften
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) knife (c) would
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) answer (c) kneel
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) whistle (c) sign
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) whistle (c) walk
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) could (c) talk
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) knife (c) kneel
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) sword (c) design
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) rhyme (c) gnat
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) rhino (c) wrap
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) doubt (c) gnat
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) foreign (c) listen
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) knight (c) sword

Answer key

  1. l
  2. b
  3. rhino
  4. w
  5. comb
  6. t
  7. k
  8. soften
  9. would
  10. k
  11. t
  12. answer
  13. g
  14. h
  15. whistle
  16. k
  17. b
  18. sign
  19. t
  20. l
  21. b
  22. b
  23. w
  24. whole
  25. t
  26. b
  27. k
  28. castle
  29. l
  30. design
  31. g
  32. l
  33. gnat
  34. g
  35. k
  36. wrap
  37. folk
  38. k
  39. foreign
  40. sword

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