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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 789 · 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 “t”? (a) crumb (b) rhino (c) soften
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) crumb (c) write
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) rhyme (c) wrist
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) sign (c) doubt
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) comb (c) wrist
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) wrist (c) half
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) walk (c) ghost
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) crumb (c) comb
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) fasten (c) whole
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) sign (c) wrap
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) yolk (c) gnat
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) rhino (c) would
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) plumber (c) folk
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) honest (c) tomb
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) gnome (c) rhyme
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) reign (c) lamb
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) knot (c) fasten
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) rhyme (c) sword
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n

Answer key

  1. soften
  2. w
  3. crumb
  4. g
  5. g
  6. t
  7. k
  8. w
  9. rhyme
  10. w
  11. knit
  12. knight
  13. w
  14. wrist
  15. b
  16. ghost
  17. fasten
  18. foreign
  19. g
  20. kneel
  21. gnat
  22. b
  23. would
  24. sign
  25. k
  26. talk
  27. t
  28. gnome
  29. lamb
  30. g
  31. k
  32. l
  33. yolk
  34. h
  35. t
  36. w
  37. l
  38. design
  39. t
  40. h

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