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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 880 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) write (c) knot
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) whole (c) castle
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) whole (c) reign
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) debt (c) knit
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) doubt (c) ghost
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) fasten (c) knife
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) tomb (c) half
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) gnat (c) write
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) sign (c) answer
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) could (c) whole
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) knot (c) gnome
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) design (c) would
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l

Answer key

  1. w
  2. w
  3. l
  4. w
  5. rhyme
  6. h
  7. l
  8. w
  9. whole
  10. kneel
  11. debt
  12. answer
  13. g
  14. g
  15. l
  16. l
  17. w
  18. t
  19. knife
  20. l
  21. l
  22. b
  23. w
  24. k
  25. w
  26. l
  27. g
  28. t
  29. half
  30. tomb
  31. plumber
  32. g
  33. crumb
  34. k
  35. b
  36. gnome
  37. l
  38. h
  39. design
  40. k

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