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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 462 · 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 letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) tomb (c) knife
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) kneel (c) rhino
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) sword (c) gnat
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) knot (c) answer
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) sign (c) knit
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) soften (c) would
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) rhino (c) reign
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) rhino (c) lamb
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) sign (c) knot
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) lamb (c) knife
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) knight (c) lamb
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s

Answer key

  1. w
  2. knife
  3. castle
  4. k
  5. sword
  6. doubt
  7. knit
  8. would
  9. h
  10. b
  11. t
  12. b
  13. k
  14. g
  15. b
  16. w
  17. g
  18. talk
  19. b
  20. h
  21. rhino
  22. k
  23. l
  24. l
  25. b
  26. k
  27. sign
  28. whistle
  29. k
  30. l
  31. w
  32. l
  33. b
  34. g
  35. g
  36. k
  37. knight
  38. w
  39. k
  40. w

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