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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 341 · 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) fasten (b) listen (c) kneel
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) honest (c) knob
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) sign (c) design
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) crumb (c) wrist
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) wrist (c) sign
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) rhino (c) wrap
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) wrap (c) walk
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) design (c) salmon
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) whistle (c) half
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) knife (c) listen
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) answer (c) salmon
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) write (c) knot
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) doubt (c) sword
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) folk (c) foreign
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) whistle (c) knight
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) half (c) soften
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b

Answer key

  1. kneel
  2. l
  3. talk
  4. plumber
  5. l
  6. wrist
  7. sign
  8. rhino
  9. b
  10. walk
  11. k
  12. b
  13. design
  14. whistle
  15. t
  16. g
  17. listen
  18. w
  19. h
  20. l
  21. k
  22. answer
  23. b
  24. k
  25. knot
  26. sword
  27. folk
  28. l
  29. h
  30. knight
  31. k
  32. k
  33. g
  34. t
  35. l
  36. l
  37. half
  38. g
  39. b
  40. b

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