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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 304 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) would (c) tomb
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) answer (c) reign
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) plumber (c) knight
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) gnat (c) tomb
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) salmon (c) reign
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) walk (c) rhyme
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) wrist (c) knob
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) comb (c) knot
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) foreign (c) knob
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) knife (c) sword
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) rhyme (c) crumb
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) could (c) design
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) reign (c) answer
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) doubt (c) knot
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k

Answer key

  1. k
  2. w
  3. g
  4. knot
  5. t
  6. reign
  7. k
  8. plumber
  9. gnat
  10. l
  11. g
  12. salmon
  13. k
  14. walk
  15. g
  16. b
  17. l
  18. knob
  19. write
  20. foreign
  21. knife
  22. b
  23. rhyme
  24. could
  25. k
  26. l
  27. w
  28. h
  29. k
  30. b
  31. w
  32. t
  33. b
  34. g
  35. b
  36. t
  37. listen
  38. b
  39. doubt
  40. k

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