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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 176 · 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 “w”? (a) wrist (b) rhyme (c) knot
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) lamb (c) comb
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) doubt (c) could
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) whistle (c) tomb
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) knit (c) sword
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) wrap (c) knob
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) soften (c) rhino
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) listen (c) knit
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) lamb (c) soften
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) fasten (c) comb
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) plumber (c) fasten
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) reign (c) write
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) folk (c) knife
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) sword (c) knight
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) design (c) would
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c

Answer key

  1. wrist
  2. whole
  3. could
  4. tomb
  5. k
  6. g
  7. w
  8. w
  9. w
  10. g
  11. k
  12. t
  13. rhino
  14. b
  15. l
  16. wrap
  17. g
  18. b
  19. t
  20. lamb
  21. knit
  22. soften
  23. k
  24. comb
  25. h
  26. k
  27. l
  28. sword
  29. t
  30. k
  31. k
  32. w
  33. k
  34. reign
  35. b
  36. folk
  37. knight
  38. b
  39. would
  40. t

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