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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 906 · 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) plumber (b) castle (c) half
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) sword (c) soften
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) wrist (c) talk
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) kneel (c) could
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) sword (c) write
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) knit (c) soften
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) rhyme (c) wrap
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) salmon (c) knot
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) folk (c) kneel
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) castle (c) soften
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) sign (c) plumber
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) could (c) knot
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) knot (c) rhyme
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) doubt (c) would
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t

Answer key

  1. castle
  2. w
  3. k
  4. sword
  5. b
  6. h
  7. talk
  8. kneel
  9. honest
  10. knit
  11. g
  12. w
  13. w
  14. k
  15. w
  16. wrap
  17. g
  18. salmon
  19. l
  20. t
  21. k
  22. crumb
  23. t
  24. knife
  25. w
  26. g
  27. l
  28. t
  29. g
  30. l
  31. h
  32. ghost
  33. b
  34. could
  35. w
  36. rhyme
  37. b
  38. k
  39. doubt
  40. t

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