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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 505 · 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 “w”? (a) knight (b) answer (c) knife
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) knot (c) doubt
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) design (c) could
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) listen (c) knot
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) castle (c) write
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) rhyme (c) comb
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) whole (c) crumb
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) sign (c) sword
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) honest (c) crumb
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) knit (c) sword
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) salmon (c) knife
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) sign (c) wrap
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) rhyme (c) write
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) rhyme (c) salmon
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) salmon (c) honest
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) honest (c) knit
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) knit (c) castle
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) debt (c) castle
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) foreign (c) wrap
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n

Answer key

  1. answer
  2. l
  3. b
  4. knot
  5. g
  6. design
  7. k
  8. wrap
  9. knob
  10. k
  11. l
  12. comb
  13. whole
  14. b
  15. sign
  16. h
  17. g
  18. l
  19. crumb
  20. sword
  21. salmon
  22. k
  23. castle
  24. g
  25. write
  26. rhyme
  27. honest
  28. k
  29. b
  30. w
  31. b
  32. knit
  33. ghost
  34. debt
  35. l
  36. t
  37. h
  38. foreign
  39. t
  40. k

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