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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 868 · 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 “l”? (a) half (b) rhino (c) foreign
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) ghost (c) could
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) gnat (c) sword
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) wrap (c) sign
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) sword (c) half
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) ghost (c) kneel
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) soften (c) wrap
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) whole (c) folk
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) knot (c) knit
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) talk (c) wrap
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) half (c) gnat
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) half (c) knife
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knight (c) half
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) design (c) castle
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) crumb (b) knife (c) honest
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s

Answer key

  1. half
  2. k
  3. b
  4. could
  5. g
  6. sword
  7. h
  8. fasten
  9. g
  10. b
  11. w
  12. plumber
  13. kneel
  14. h
  15. g
  16. k
  17. k
  18. soften
  19. l
  20. b
  21. l
  22. whole
  23. folk
  24. h
  25. gnome
  26. b
  27. g
  28. t
  29. b
  30. gnat
  31. knife
  32. w
  33. h
  34. write
  35. k
  36. w
  37. castle
  38. t
  39. honest
  40. t

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