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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 49 · 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 “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) knight (c) would
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) yolk (c) lamb
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) kneel (c) doubt
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) answer (c) ghost
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) talk (c) wrap
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) kneel (c) fasten
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) debt (c) write
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) gnat (c) doubt
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) knot (c) could
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) ghost (c) knob
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) gnat (c) whistle
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) whole (c) rhyme
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) wrist (c) half
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) crumb (c) whole
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) write (c) walk
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) wrist (c) kneel
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knight (c) soften

Answer key

  1. g
  2. w
  3. t
  4. would
  5. t
  6. lamb
  7. b
  8. kneel
  9. l
  10. answer
  11. w
  12. wrap
  13. b
  14. g
  15. k
  16. l
  17. k
  18. fasten
  19. debt
  20. b
  21. sword
  22. rhino
  23. k
  24. h
  25. knob
  26. k
  27. gnat
  28. l
  29. soften
  30. l
  31. half
  32. t
  33. g
  34. l
  35. crumb
  36. walk
  37. wrist
  38. b
  39. k
  40. knight

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