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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 785 · 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 “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) ghost (c) debt
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) fasten (c) plumber
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) wrap (c) folk
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) whole (c) sign
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) sword (c) lamb
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) wrap (c) answer
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) salmon (c) design
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) sign (c) reign
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) wrap (c) gnome
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k

Answer key

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

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