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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 478 · 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 “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) salmon (c) plumber
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) knot (c) lamb
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) yolk (c) gnat
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) foreign (c) knob
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) knob (c) lamb
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) reign (c) knight
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) whistle (c) sword
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) knife (c) sign
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) folk (c) debt
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) salmon (c) doubt
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) knit (c) write
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) gnat (c) lamb
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) walk (c) design
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w

Answer key

  1. k
  2. plumber
  3. knot
  4. b
  5. answer
  6. k
  7. b
  8. g
  9. h
  10. l
  11. foreign
  12. wrist
  13. knight
  14. l
  15. t
  16. l
  17. l
  18. whistle
  19. b
  20. h
  21. k
  22. g
  23. knife
  24. b
  25. b
  26. folk
  27. g
  28. t
  29. salmon
  30. l
  31. w
  32. k
  33. g
  34. w
  35. write
  36. knit
  37. w
  38. h
  39. design
  40. w

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