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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 237 · 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 “g”? (a) would (b) design (c) write
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) lamb (c) write
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) doubt (c) whistle
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) talk (c) write
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) gnat (c) crumb
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) knight (c) plumber
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) answer (c) folk
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) could (c) ghost
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) honest (c) answer
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) kneel (c) doubt
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) reign (c) rhyme
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) honest (c) knob
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knife (c) lamb
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) wrap (c) foreign
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s

Answer key

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

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