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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 129 · 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 “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) gnat (c) doubt
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) crumb (c) foreign
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) yolk (c) write
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) wrist (c) knit
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) plumber (c) knight
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) debt (c) write
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) sign (c) yolk
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) yolk (c) wrist
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) comb (c) rhino
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) answer (c) crumb
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) soften (c) design
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) plumber (c) knot
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) knot (c) folk
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) debt (c) wrist
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) ghost (c) kneel
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) gnome (c) wrap

Answer key

  1. k
  2. doubt
  3. b
  4. foreign
  5. lamb
  6. knit
  7. b
  8. l
  9. k
  10. l
  11. k
  12. knight
  13. k
  14. b
  15. l
  16. b
  17. debt
  18. l
  19. t
  20. yolk
  21. h
  22. wrist
  23. w
  24. comb
  25. b
  26. crumb
  27. soften
  28. w
  29. l
  30. b
  31. k
  32. whole
  33. h
  34. w
  35. w
  36. folk
  37. w
  38. walk
  39. kneel
  40. listen

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