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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 255 · 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 “k”? (a) answer (b) whistle (c) knot
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) rhino (c) knob
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) gnat (c) walk
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) kneel (c) write
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) folk (c) knit
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) crumb (c) half
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) fasten (c) rhyme
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) reign (c) talk
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) walk (c) rhyme
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) comb (c) tomb
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) talk (c) wrap
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) knit (c) gnome
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) gnome (c) soften
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) plumber (c) rhino
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g

Answer key

  1. knot
  2. knob
  3. walk
  4. w
  5. k
  6. w
  7. w
  8. k
  9. doubt
  10. folk
  11. h
  12. b
  13. k
  14. l
  15. g
  16. l
  17. b
  18. t
  19. l
  20. half
  21. g
  22. salmon
  23. talk
  24. h
  25. k
  26. b
  27. k
  28. l
  29. soften
  30. could
  31. w
  32. b
  33. l
  34. wrap
  35. gnome
  36. h
  37. plumber
  38. t
  39. rhino
  40. g

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