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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 920 · 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) b (b) d (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) sword (c) soften
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) castle (c) could
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) write (c) rhyme
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) write (c) knob
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) yolk (c) wrist
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) folk (c) sword
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) could (c) wrist
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knife (c) foreign
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) answer (c) knife
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) rhyme (c) debt
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) half (c) doubt
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) sign (c) comb
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) knit (c) tomb
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) could (c) ghost
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) whole (c) rhyme
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) folk (c) ghost
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) walk (c) listen

Answer key

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

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