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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 217 · 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 letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) design (c) doubt
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) salmon (c) gnome
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) doubt (c) answer
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) folk (c) plumber
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) write (c) would
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) sign (c) listen
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) wrist (c) lamb
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) knife (c) write
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) whistle (c) lamb
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) kneel (c) wrap
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) castle (c) plumber
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) sword (c) sign
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k

Answer key

  1. k
  2. b
  3. doubt
  4. knob
  5. answer
  6. b
  7. plumber
  8. l
  9. would
  10. listen
  11. b
  12. k
  13. lamb
  14. write
  15. g
  16. b
  17. w
  18. l
  19. k
  20. knife
  21. k
  22. w
  23. l
  24. k
  25. h
  26. l
  27. l
  28. t
  29. t
  30. g
  31. t
  32. g
  33. wrap
  34. k
  35. castle
  36. h
  37. walk
  38. w
  39. l
  40. k

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