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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 756 · 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) talk (b) ghost (c) yolk
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) salmon (c) sword
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) salmon (c) sword
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) wrist (c) reign
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) soften (c) sign
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) folk (c) rhyme
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t

Answer key

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

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