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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 378 · 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) comb (b) gnat (c) knob
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) lamb (c) listen
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) doubt (c) honest
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) sword (c) knight
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) soften (c) sign
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) salmon (c) knob
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) write (c) fasten
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) listen (c) crumb
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) salmon (c) castle
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) answer (c) knight
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) could (c) crumb
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) talk (c) crumb
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g

Answer key

  1. knob
  2. b
  3. k
  4. k
  5. k
  6. b
  7. t
  8. lamb
  9. g
  10. k
  11. l
  12. t
  13. w
  14. l
  15. t
  16. b
  17. walk
  18. knight
  19. sign
  20. k
  21. g
  22. salmon
  23. knot
  24. honest
  25. t
  26. w
  27. g
  28. wrist
  29. answer
  30. k
  31. l
  32. could
  33. l
  34. b
  35. talk
  36. b
  37. b
  38. g
  39. k
  40. g

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