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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. b
  2. knob
  3. plumber
  4. g
  5. knot
  6. crumb
  7. half
  8. t
  9. g
  10. w
  11. b
  12. h
  13. whole
  14. g
  15. sword
  16. w
  17. b
  18. could
  19. k
  20. k
  21. b
  22. l
  23. k
  24. g
  25. k
  26. t
  27. g
  28. w
  29. kneel
  30. t
  31. w
  32. g
  33. l
  34. k
  35. k
  36. knight
  37. l
  38. would
  39. salmon
  40. knife

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