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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 937 · 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 letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) whole (c) whistle
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) gnome (c) rhino
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) gnome (c) answer
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) whole (c) wrist
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) whole (c) half
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) rhino (c) doubt
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) gnat (c) walk
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) salmon (c) knot
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) crumb (c) could
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) yolk (c) honest
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) would (b) could (c) design
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) yolk (c) rhino
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) kneel (c) knob
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) knife (c) wrap

Answer key

  1. g
  2. whistle
  3. wrist
  4. b
  5. k
  6. t
  7. w
  8. h
  9. ghost
  10. l
  11. comb
  12. h
  13. w
  14. whole
  15. knit
  16. lamb
  17. k
  18. b
  19. k
  20. b
  21. salmon
  22. w
  23. b
  24. could
  25. k
  26. honest
  27. t
  28. t
  29. h
  30. design
  31. k
  32. w
  33. yolk
  34. l
  35. t
  36. b
  37. h
  38. fasten
  39. g
  40. knife

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