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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 826 · 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 “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) reign (c) listen
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) reign (c) half
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) castle (c) listen
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) whistle (c) rhino
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) knit (c) whole
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) doubt (c) knot
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) castle (c) doubt
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) doubt (b) wrist (c) ghost
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) wrist (c) knit
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) design (c) castle
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w

Answer key

  1. l
  2. k
  3. g
  4. w
  5. b
  6. listen
  7. w
  8. l
  9. half
  10. k
  11. b
  12. k
  13. t
  14. b
  15. b
  16. lamb
  17. b
  18. whistle
  19. sign
  20. w
  21. b
  22. k
  23. b
  24. l
  25. g
  26. l
  27. k
  28. t
  29. k
  30. g
  31. g
  32. would
  33. l
  34. h
  35. doubt
  36. ghost
  37. wrist
  38. castle
  39. t
  40. w

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