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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 394 · 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) listen (b) knife (c) salmon
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) knob (c) yolk
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) sign (c) would
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) wrist (c) comb
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) knight (c) doubt
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) gnat (c) tomb
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) knot (c) lamb
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) salmon (c) foreign
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) lamb (c) tomb
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) knob (c) honest
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) sword (c) plumber
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) whistle (c) knob
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) lamb (c) half
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) sword (c) half
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) rhyme (c) gnome
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k

Answer key

  1. knife
  2. k
  3. yolk
  4. would
  5. g
  6. l
  7. comb
  8. doubt
  9. g
  10. h
  11. b
  12. w
  13. k
  14. g
  15. k
  16. w
  17. ghost
  18. t
  19. k
  20. knot
  21. salmon
  22. sword
  23. honest
  24. l
  25. t
  26. soften
  27. g
  28. b
  29. k
  30. w
  31. b
  32. t
  33. knob
  34. b
  35. h
  36. lamb
  37. half
  38. listen
  39. w
  40. k

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