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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 934 · 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) t (b) b (c) d
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) comb (c) could
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) gnat (c) listen
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) knot (c) ghost
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) answer (c) knob
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) rhyme (c) castle
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) knot (c) wrap
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) foreign (c) whole
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) yolk (c) write
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) knob (c) whistle
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) knot (c) folk
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) debt (c) wrap
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) listen (c) gnome
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) knife (c) wrap
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) whole (c) talk
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) gnome (c) wrist
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) castle (c) debt
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) folk (b) honest (c) talk

Answer key

  1. b
  2. w
  3. comb
  4. gnat
  5. knot
  6. g
  7. knob
  8. k
  9. write
  10. ghost
  11. foreign
  12. yolk
  13. whistle
  14. w
  15. k
  16. folk
  17. l
  18. w
  19. l
  20. wrap
  21. gnome
  22. b
  23. k
  24. g
  25. l
  26. k
  27. g
  28. t
  29. l
  30. w
  31. w
  32. knife
  33. b
  34. whole
  35. could
  36. w
  37. debt
  38. h
  39. t
  40. honest

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