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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 96 · 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 “t”? (a) gnome (b) castle (c) lamb
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) wrap (c) fasten
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) rhino (c) knit
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) walk (c) knight
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) folk (c) ghost
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) folk (c) answer
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) would (c) design
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) gnome (c) half
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) crumb (c) walk
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) comb (c) half
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) design (c) could
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) knot (c) doubt
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f

Answer key

  1. castle
  2. wrap
  3. t
  4. rhino
  5. walk
  6. t
  7. doubt
  8. k
  9. h
  10. t
  11. w
  12. rhyme
  13. ghost
  14. k
  15. g
  16. l
  17. h
  18. gnome
  19. l
  20. l
  21. l
  22. t
  23. h
  24. k
  25. w
  26. b
  27. l
  28. k
  29. b
  30. g
  31. crumb
  32. g
  33. l
  34. w
  35. w
  36. l
  37. half
  38. could
  39. whole
  40. g

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