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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 491 · 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 “l”? (a) would (b) sword (c) knob
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) sword (c) talk
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) answer (c) honest
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) design (c) whole
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) sign (c) rhyme
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) salmon (c) knob
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) knot (c) could
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) castle (c) doubt
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) folk (c) sword
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) whole (c) kneel
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) wrap (c) lamb
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s

Answer key

  1. would
  2. comb
  3. w
  4. k
  5. b
  6. b
  7. t
  8. k
  9. answer
  10. g
  11. t
  12. whole
  13. k
  14. salmon
  15. l
  16. b
  17. w
  18. l
  19. knob
  20. k
  21. l
  22. h
  23. l
  24. g
  25. g
  26. k
  27. k
  28. could
  29. w
  30. doubt
  31. k
  32. w
  33. sword
  34. h
  35. h
  36. whistle
  37. wrap
  38. b
  39. b
  40. w

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