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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 482 · 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 “t”? (a) kneel (b) yolk (c) whistle
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) soften (c) plumber
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) knife (c) sign
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) could (c) plumber
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) knight (c) would
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) knit (c) tomb
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) debt (c) answer
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) tomb (c) yolk
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) rhyme (c) talk
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) soften (c) crumb
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) half (c) listen
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) folk (c) knob
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) salmon (c) knit
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) plumber (c) fasten
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l

Answer key

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

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