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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 534 · 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) design (b) ghost (c) lamb
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) design (c) kneel
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) reign (c) soften
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) castle (c) sign
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) half (c) tomb
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) knit (c) salmon
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) folk (c) honest
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) fasten (c) would
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) rhino (c) talk
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) would (b) rhyme (c) foreign
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) answer (c) knight
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) sword (c) rhino
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) sign (c) kneel
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) plumber (c) wrap
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) fasten (c) lamb

Answer key

  1. lamb
  2. wrap
  3. k
  4. t
  5. g
  6. knot
  7. w
  8. w
  9. g
  10. g
  11. l
  12. l
  13. b
  14. t
  15. w
  16. w
  17. b
  18. sign
  19. tomb
  20. salmon
  21. k
  22. folk
  23. k
  24. k
  25. debt
  26. talk
  27. t
  28. b
  29. rhyme
  30. w
  31. knight
  32. k
  33. t
  34. rhino
  35. g
  36. g
  37. k
  38. kneel
  39. castle
  40. knob

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