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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 343 · 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 “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) gnome (c) salmon
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) doubt (c) knob
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) gnat (c) could
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) doubt (c) rhyme
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) walk (c) gnat
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) wrap (c) lamb
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) salmon (c) tomb
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) talk (c) ghost
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) gnat (c) plumber
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) knot (c) could
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) crumb (c) castle
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) plumber (c) kneel
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) wrap (c) knife
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t

Answer key

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

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