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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 497 · 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 “b”? (a) knight (b) design (c) doubt
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) soften (c) rhino
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) tomb (c) knot
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) rhino (c) debt
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) soften (c) reign
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) fasten (c) salmon
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) design (c) sword
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) tomb (c) knot
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) whistle (c) soften
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) debt (c) honest
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) sword (c) soften
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) debt (c) salmon
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) foreign (b) ghost (c) plumber
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) walk (c) knife
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) doubt (c) knit
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) folk (c) tomb
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knife (c) tomb

Answer key

  1. doubt
  2. b
  3. k
  4. l
  5. soften
  6. w
  7. k
  8. tomb
  9. k
  10. rhino
  11. l
  12. reign
  13. l
  14. b
  15. h
  16. knight
  17. l
  18. t
  19. sword
  20. b
  21. g
  22. knot
  23. w
  24. w
  25. sign
  26. w
  27. knob
  28. h
  29. k
  30. talk
  31. salmon
  32. l
  33. ghost
  34. walk
  35. b
  36. w
  37. k
  38. gnat
  39. folk
  40. knife

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