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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 786 · 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 “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) honest (c) rhino
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) whistle (c) knife
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) plumber (c) castle
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) whole (c) soften
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) design (b) would (c) honest
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) yolk (c) write
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) ghost (c) could
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) wrap (c) listen
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) rhino (c) answer
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) soften (c) honest
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) ghost (c) gnome
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) yolk (c) rhino
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w

Answer key

  1. b
  2. k
  3. k
  4. t
  5. b
  6. w
  7. l
  8. write
  9. whistle
  10. g
  11. g
  12. h
  13. castle
  14. t
  15. g
  16. l
  17. b
  18. w
  19. soften
  20. honest
  21. design
  22. b
  23. t
  24. g
  25. could
  26. knot
  27. answer
  28. h
  29. folk
  30. b
  31. k
  32. w
  33. ghost
  34. k
  35. b
  36. k
  37. rhino
  38. l
  39. t
  40. w

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