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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 153 · 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) t (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) folk (c) fasten
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knot (c) comb
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) write (c) kneel
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) crumb (c) knight
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) design (c) knife
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) ghost (c) answer
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) would (b) ghost (c) walk
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) salmon (c) crumb
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) foreign (c) knob
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) wrist (c) comb
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) foreign (c) listen
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) tomb (c) honest
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l

Answer key

  1. k
  2. k
  3. l
  4. h
  5. w
  6. w
  7. b
  8. b
  9. b
  10. w
  11. comb
  12. h
  13. b
  14. h
  15. l
  16. k
  17. w
  18. knot
  19. b
  20. write
  21. l
  22. l
  23. knight
  24. l
  25. g
  26. design
  27. h
  28. k
  29. answer
  30. ghost
  31. salmon
  32. knob
  33. w
  34. would
  35. foreign
  36. t
  37. t
  38. honest
  39. k
  40. l

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