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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 154 · 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) n (b) t (c) k
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) plumber (c) whole
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) debt (c) soften
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) rhino (c) knife
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) castle (c) sword
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) wrap (c) gnome
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) wrap (c) kneel
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knob (c) foreign
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) knight (c) talk
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) ghost (c) knight
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) sword (c) write
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) sword (c) sign
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) answer (c) sign
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) castle (c) knot
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) knight (c) walk
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) listen (c) crumb
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) salmon (c) comb
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) soften (c) sword
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w

Answer key

  1. k
  2. g
  3. whole
  4. l
  5. gnat
  6. w
  7. k
  8. knife
  9. sword
  10. wrap
  11. foreign
  12. knob
  13. talk
  14. w
  15. l
  16. k
  17. knight
  18. b
  19. h
  20. kneel
  21. b
  22. k
  23. sign
  24. answer
  25. knot
  26. b
  27. walk
  28. w
  29. crumb
  30. k
  31. g
  32. l
  33. comb
  34. b
  35. half
  36. b
  37. g
  38. g
  39. k
  40. w

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