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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 854 · 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 “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) knife (c) walk
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) would (c) honest
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) fasten (c) knit
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) would (c) design
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) knife (c) honest
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) fasten (c) rhino
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) knob (c) crumb
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) knob (c) castle
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) folk (c) knife
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) reign (c) plumber
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) salmon (c) reign
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) lamb (c) ghost
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) knife (c) gnome
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) tomb (c) gnome
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k

Answer key

  1. t
  2. rhyme
  3. t
  4. would
  5. knit
  6. g
  7. b
  8. l
  9. design
  10. honest
  11. b
  12. k
  13. w
  14. h
  15. g
  16. sword
  17. k
  18. h
  19. l
  20. b
  21. l
  22. g
  23. whistle
  24. castle
  25. w
  26. ghost
  27. l
  28. l
  29. plumber
  30. g
  31. h
  32. k
  33. reign
  34. write
  35. crumb
  36. w
  37. g
  38. gnome
  39. b
  40. l

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