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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 260 · 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 “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) wrap (c) foreign
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) knife (c) castle
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) soften (c) rhyme
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) gnat (c) debt
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) foreign (b) rhino (c) doubt
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) crumb (c) fasten
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) write (c) debt
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) salmon (c) debt
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) gnome (c) salmon
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) whole (c) castle
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) ghost (c) salmon
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) comb (c) folk
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) foreign (c) whistle
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) wrap (c) design
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) knob (c) design
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) design (c) talk
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) sword (c) write

Answer key

  1. l
  2. k
  3. foreign
  4. l
  5. k
  6. w
  7. knife
  8. answer
  9. k
  10. gnat
  11. w
  12. rhino
  13. walk
  14. write
  15. g
  16. b
  17. w
  18. debt
  19. w
  20. k
  21. k
  22. gnome
  23. crumb
  24. w
  25. w
  26. salmon
  27. folk
  28. whistle
  29. b
  30. wrap
  31. knob
  32. k
  33. b
  34. w
  35. b
  36. k
  37. talk
  38. w
  39. t
  40. knight

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