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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 948 · 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 “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) knife (c) reign
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) salmon (c) whistle
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) could (c) yolk
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) knife (c) knob
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) honest (c) folk
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) write (c) yolk
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) comb (c) write
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) crumb (c) foreign
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) write (c) kneel
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) reign (b) ghost (c) write
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) honest (c) reign
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) doubt (b) folk (c) rhyme

Answer key

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

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