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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 166 · 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.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) would (c) knob
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) design (c) lamb
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) talk (c) comb
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) doubt (c) whole
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) knight (c) debt
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) castle (c) sign
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) kneel (c) sword
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) knife (c) lamb
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) wrist (c) knot
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) knob (c) walk
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) whole (c) foreign
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) soften (c) half
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f

Answer key

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

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