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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 457 · 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) debt (c) kneel
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) knight (c) comb
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) knob (c) listen
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) knit (c) wrap
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) knob (c) gnat
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) fasten (c) debt
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) answer (c) talk
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) fasten (c) ghost
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) could (c) knight
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) doubt (c) reign
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) knife (c) castle
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) crumb (c) knight
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) fasten (c) comb
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) half (c) reign
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) wrap (c) sign
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) design (c) honest
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) reign (b) wrap (c) rhyme
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n

Answer key

  1. kneel
  2. comb
  3. w
  4. listen
  5. g
  6. b
  7. k
  8. wrap
  9. h
  10. gnat
  11. w
  12. debt
  13. k
  14. answer
  15. w
  16. b
  17. whole
  18. knight
  19. reign
  20. l
  21. castle
  22. h
  23. b
  24. crumb
  25. k
  26. l
  27. fasten
  28. t
  29. doubt
  30. k
  31. g
  32. l
  33. l
  34. b
  35. knife
  36. w
  37. plumber
  38. b
  39. rhyme
  40. g

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