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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 807 · 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 “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) comb (c) would
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) sword (c) half
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) lamb (c) knight
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) walk (c) write
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) answer (c) soften
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) would (b) design (c) comb
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) doubt (c) knob
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) castle (b) would (c) rhyme
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) crumb (c) honest
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) tomb (c) debt
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) knit (c) tomb
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f

Answer key

  1. h
  2. l
  3. b
  4. w
  5. k
  6. b
  7. b
  8. w
  9. b
  10. k
  11. would
  12. half
  13. w
  14. t
  15. knight
  16. walk
  17. k
  18. g
  19. l
  20. t
  21. l
  22. g
  23. answer
  24. design
  25. t
  26. b
  27. knob
  28. w
  29. t
  30. t
  31. rhyme
  32. l
  33. gnat
  34. ghost
  35. g
  36. g
  37. b
  38. reign
  39. w
  40. k

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