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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 139 · 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 “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) knit (c) sword
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) listen (c) reign
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) write (c) half
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) yolk (c) write
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) rhino (c) sword
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) whole (c) salmon
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) could (c) gnat
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) kneel (c) whistle
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) half (c) sign
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) lamb (c) write
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) walk (c) design
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) knife (c) debt
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g

Answer key

  1. k
  2. sword
  3. g
  4. listen
  5. write
  6. k
  7. g
  8. b
  9. l
  10. t
  11. crumb
  12. castle
  13. t
  14. w
  15. l
  16. w
  17. soften
  18. could
  19. w
  20. h
  21. k
  22. l
  23. l
  24. kneel
  25. g
  26. t
  27. half
  28. b
  29. b
  30. lamb
  31. b
  32. l
  33. k
  34. l
  35. b
  36. design
  37. debt
  38. b
  39. b
  40. g

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