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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 357 · 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 letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knob (c) knot
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) plumber (c) comb
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) half (c) knob
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) walk (c) ghost
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) yolk (c) would
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) would (c) kneel
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) sword (c) wrap
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) crumb (c) talk
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) knife (c) wrap
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) would (c) knit
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) talk (c) fasten
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) reign (c) could
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knot (c) tomb

Answer key

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

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