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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 99 · 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 “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) soften (c) gnome
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) foreign (c) talk
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) reign (c) design
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) yolk (c) could
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) castle (c) knit
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) plumber (c) kneel
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) rhino (c) whistle
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) knot (c) castle
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) knight (c) debt
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) design (c) yolk
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) knight (c) half
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) lamb (c) walk
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) could (c) knife
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) knife (c) gnat
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r

Answer key

  1. k
  2. t
  3. w
  4. gnome
  5. wrist
  6. plumber
  7. rhyme
  8. h
  9. l
  10. l
  11. b
  12. knit
  13. w
  14. g
  15. fasten
  16. b
  17. t
  18. whistle
  19. knot
  20. debt
  21. castle
  22. t
  23. w
  24. w
  25. b
  26. k
  27. t
  28. knight
  29. k
  30. g
  31. k
  32. g
  33. w
  34. w
  35. l
  36. lamb
  37. b
  38. could
  39. gnat
  40. h

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