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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 767 · 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 “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) crumb (c) ghost
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) comb (c) castle
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) yolk (c) plumber
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) tomb (c) knit
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) gnome (c) could
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knob (c) rhino
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) knot (c) rhyme
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) soften (c) gnat
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) wrap (c) could
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) kneel (c) fasten
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) gnome (c) would

Answer key

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

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