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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 300 · 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) knit (c) ghost
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) knob (c) salmon
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) foreign (c) rhyme
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) crumb (c) knight
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) comb (c) gnome
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) listen (c) lamb
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) could (c) knife
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) kneel (c) write
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) plumber (c) knife
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) crumb (c) talk
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) design (c) sword
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) comb (c) sword
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c

Answer key

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

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