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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. kneel
  2. k
  3. debt
  4. t
  5. h
  6. w
  7. k
  8. l
  9. b
  10. listen
  11. reign
  12. gnome
  13. w
  14. l
  15. walk
  16. knife
  17. k
  18. l
  19. g
  20. l
  21. t
  22. b
  23. g
  24. k
  25. whole
  26. yolk
  27. w
  28. sword
  29. soften
  30. w
  31. half
  32. knit
  33. t
  34. knob
  35. design
  36. comb
  37. wrist
  38. talk
  39. t
  40. tomb

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