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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 78 · 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 “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) wrist (c) listen
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) foreign (c) sword
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) gnome (c) answer
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) comb (c) reign
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) kneel (c) talk
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) knot (c) ghost
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) talk (c) doubt
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) comb (c) whistle

Answer key

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

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