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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 447 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) ghost (c) could
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) debt (c) rhino
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) whole (c) design
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) kneel (c) wrist
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) soften (c) sign
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) talk (c) gnat
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) plumber (c) knight
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) ghost (c) knife
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) knit (c) tomb
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) crumb (c) talk
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) rhyme (c) reign
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) fasten (c) answer
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) castle (c) answer

Answer key

  1. b
  2. k
  3. could
  4. b
  5. rhino
  6. w
  7. k
  8. whistle
  9. l
  10. k
  11. comb
  12. h
  13. soften
  14. k
  15. w
  16. gnat
  17. b
  18. b
  19. plumber
  20. knife
  21. k
  22. w
  23. k
  24. l
  25. tomb
  26. talk
  27. t
  28. g
  29. w
  30. w
  31. l
  32. w
  33. l
  34. reign
  35. l
  36. b
  37. g
  38. fasten
  39. k
  40. castle

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