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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 270 · 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) soften (b) sign (c) kneel
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) half (c) knight
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) gnat (c) half
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) salmon (c) foreign
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) knit (c) comb
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) gnat (c) knob
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) answer (c) soften
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) reign (c) fasten
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) salmon (c) gnome
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knit (c) doubt
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) whistle (c) answer
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w

Answer key

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

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