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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 340 · 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) kneel (b) gnome (c) castle
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) reign (c) knit
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) plumber (c) sword
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) honest (c) knob
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) design (c) whistle
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) crumb (c) gnat
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) ghost (c) sword
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) knife (c) ghost
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) salmon (c) honest
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) sign (c) could
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) answer (c) lamb
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) yolk (c) answer
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) debt (c) knife
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) wrap (c) knot
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) folk (c) knot
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l

Answer key

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

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