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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 75 · 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 “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) ghost (c) crumb
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) whistle (c) answer
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) write (c) half
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) wrap (c) knight
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) talk (c) design
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) sword (c) honest
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) gnat (c) debt
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) salmon (c) kneel
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) knob (c) fasten
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) gnat (c) salmon
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w

Answer key

  1. w
  2. ghost
  3. h
  4. b
  5. l
  6. g
  7. l
  8. whistle
  9. l
  10. h
  11. w
  12. half
  13. t
  14. h
  15. t
  16. g
  17. knight
  18. h
  19. l
  20. w
  21. w
  22. t
  23. wrist
  24. b
  25. g
  26. sword
  27. g
  28. l
  29. h
  30. l
  31. debt
  32. k
  33. kneel
  34. b
  35. fasten
  36. salmon
  37. l
  38. b
  39. w
  40. w

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