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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 401 · 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 “g”? (a) walk (b) design (c) knot
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) yolk (c) ghost
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) tomb (c) ghost
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) rhino (c) listen
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) fasten (c) reign
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) gnome (c) wrist
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) plumber (c) walk
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) knit (c) tomb
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) comb (c) sword
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) wrist (c) whistle
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) wrist (c) lamb
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) debt (c) doubt
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) walk (c) honest

Answer key

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

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