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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 995 · 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) could (b) plumber (c) rhino
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) listen (c) folk
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) knot (c) foreign
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knot (c) could
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) answer (c) honest
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) answer (c) knob
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) answer (c) talk
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) reign (c) answer
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) lamb (c) reign
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) doubt (c) could
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) knit (c) sign
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) folk (c) fasten
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) whole (c) castle
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s

Answer key

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

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