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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 917 · 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 “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) gnome (c) debt
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) kneel (c) crumb
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) half (c) wrap
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) knit (c) plumber
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) knife (c) walk
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) knit (c) write
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) soften (c) would
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) half (c) whole
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) knight (c) honest
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) sword (c) knight
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m

Answer key

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

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