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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 794 · 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 “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) castle (c) ghost
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) would (c) answer
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) knight (c) foreign
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) salmon (c) knife
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) folk (c) rhyme
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) foreign (c) doubt
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) would (c) fasten
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knit (c) tomb
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) walk (c) foreign
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) fasten (c) sword
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) gnat (c) sword
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r

Answer key

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

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