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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 857 · 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) lamb (b) soften (c) comb
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) wrap (c) knob
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) debt (c) write
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) gnome (c) tomb
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) sword (c) walk
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) whole (c) knife
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) gnat (c) castle
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) half (c) castle
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) comb (c) foreign
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knit (c) listen
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d

Answer key

  1. soften
  2. l
  3. l
  4. h
  5. k
  6. k
  7. wrap
  8. k
  9. k
  10. k
  11. write
  12. l
  13. w
  14. tomb
  15. t
  16. b
  17. t
  18. l
  19. h
  20. l
  21. g
  22. w
  23. rhino
  24. k
  25. h
  26. w
  27. g
  28. b
  29. g
  30. whole
  31. g
  32. knit
  33. t
  34. castle
  35. w
  36. talk
  37. b
  38. answer
  39. b
  40. b

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