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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 909 · 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 “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) whistle (c) rhyme
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) wrap (c) rhyme
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) listen (c) design
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) knot (c) walk
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) half (c) knife
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) ghost (c) would
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) sign (c) lamb
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) knot (c) crumb
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) honest (c) wrap
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) knight
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) sword (c) write
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) crumb (c) rhino
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) debt (c) wrap

Answer key

  1. b
  2. k
  3. t
  4. h
  5. b
  6. l
  7. t
  8. whistle
  9. l
  10. g
  11. b
  12. l
  13. g
  14. k
  15. k
  16. rhyme
  17. w
  18. g
  19. h
  20. w
  21. g
  22. listen
  23. walk
  24. w
  25. t
  26. b
  27. half
  28. t
  29. ghost
  30. h
  31. sign
  32. knot
  33. lamb
  34. answer
  35. b
  36. l
  37. b
  38. knit
  39. crumb
  40. wrap

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