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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 459 · 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 “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) knot (c) comb
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) plumber (c) wrist
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) knife (c) doubt
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) soften (c) salmon
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) fasten (c) plumber
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) tomb (c) talk
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) write (c) gnat
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) listen (c) honest
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) fasten (c) knot
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) kneel (c) wrap
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) lamb (c) honest
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) sword (c) knot
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) knob (c) whistle
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b

Answer key

  1. k
  2. w
  3. l
  4. t
  5. b
  6. w
  7. t
  8. knot
  9. k
  10. wrist
  11. k
  12. would
  13. b
  14. b
  15. salmon
  16. fasten
  17. l
  18. h
  19. tomb
  20. t
  21. l
  22. write
  23. honest
  24. debt
  25. g
  26. k
  27. g
  28. h
  29. w
  30. k
  31. wrap
  32. knife
  33. b
  34. sword
  35. g
  36. w
  37. k
  38. l
  39. whistle
  40. b

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