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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 182 · 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 “b”? (a) lamb (b) talk (c) salmon
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) sword (c) plumber
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) answer (c) design
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) knob (c) listen
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) soften (c) sign
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) knit (c) knot
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) folk (c) knit
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) knot (c) rhyme
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) design (c) half
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) salmon (c) gnat
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) knot (c) doubt
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) foreign (c) wrist
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) reign (c) wrist
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) soften (c) knife
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t

Answer key

  1. lamb
  2. sword
  3. h
  4. w
  5. k
  6. w
  7. knob
  8. b
  9. listen
  10. k
  11. b
  12. sign
  13. w
  14. crumb
  15. t
  16. b
  17. b
  18. g
  19. folk
  20. b
  21. k
  22. b
  23. g
  24. knot
  25. knit
  26. g
  27. l
  28. w
  29. b
  30. salmon
  31. doubt
  32. b
  33. wrist
  34. l
  35. reign
  36. knife
  37. g
  38. l
  39. h
  40. k

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