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The Very Quiet World of Silent Letters 1
Some words in the English language contain letters that are spelt but not
pronounced. These letters sometimes affect the pronunciation of the words
(e.g. ‘bit’ + ‘e’ changes to ‘bite’), but sometimes they do not and appear to be
completely unnecessary (e.g. ‘rite’ and ‘write’ are pronounced in the same
way). These extra letters are often known as ‘silent letters’.
Add one or more silent letters to each of the words below:

1. a i ____ l e

16. d u v e ____

2. m u s ____ l e

17. v e g ____ t a b l e

3. c ____ o r d

18. a u t u m ____

4. s i ____ n

19. q ____ e s t i o n

5. h a ____ f

20. s ____ i s s o r s

6. w o u ____ d

21. c o c o ____

7. r e c e i ____ t

22. t a ____ k

8. b a ____ k

23. g o v e r ____ m e n t

9. h i ____ h

24. w ____ a t

10. ____ n e e

25. i ____ l a n d

11. y a ____ ____ t

26. d e ____ f

12. b r e ____ d

27. p r e s ____

13. p e ____ p l e

28. n i ____ h t

14. a n s ____ e r

29. a s ____ ____ m a

15. s c ____ o o l

30. p l u m ____ e r

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