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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 235 · 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 “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) knight (c) half
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) doubt (c) could
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) gnat (c) half
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) yolk (c) wrist
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) folk (b) rhyme (c) design
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) wrist (c) would
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) foreign (c) lamb
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) lamb (c) wrap
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) tomb (c) honest
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) lamb (c) sign
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) answer (c) lamb

Answer key

  1. b
  2. knight
  3. k
  4. l
  5. k
  6. doubt
  7. l
  8. g
  9. w
  10. g
  11. k
  12. w
  13. k
  14. b
  15. w
  16. k
  17. b
  18. l
  19. half
  20. g
  21. design
  22. k
  23. b
  24. g
  25. b
  26. t
  27. rhyme
  28. knife
  29. g
  30. w
  31. g
  32. foreign
  33. g
  34. wrap
  35. l
  36. talk
  37. fasten
  38. l
  39. w
  40. knob

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