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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 944 · 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 word has a silent “h”? (a) walk (b) honest (c) plumber
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) foreign (c) wrist
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) comb (b) soften (c) would
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) crumb
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) lamb (c) ghost
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) walk (c) fasten
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knit (c) knob
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) yolk (c) knit
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) sign (c) rhino
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h

Answer key

  1. honest
  2. foreign
  3. soften
  4. g
  5. w
  6. fasten
  7. lamb
  8. l
  9. g
  10. l
  11. h
  12. h
  13. k
  14. t
  15. k
  16. t
  17. l
  18. b
  19. b
  20. w
  21. l
  22. k
  23. b
  24. b
  25. w
  26. w
  27. l
  28. g
  29. crumb
  30. k
  31. h
  32. w
  33. t
  34. write
  35. yolk
  36. sign
  37. b
  38. w
  39. g
  40. h

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