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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 540 · 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) lamb (b) gnat (c) knight
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) ghost (c) knit
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) gnat (c) would
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) reign (c) talk
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) salmon (c) soften
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) kneel (c) write
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) knife (c) wrap
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) castle (c) lamb
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) sword (c) yolk
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) salmon (c) knob
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) tomb (c) knot
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) listen (c) walk

Answer key

  1. lamb
  2. k
  3. tomb
  4. h
  5. would
  6. g
  7. b
  8. k
  9. g
  10. k
  11. t
  12. talk
  13. reign
  14. k
  15. write
  16. l
  17. l
  18. b
  19. b
  20. w
  21. wrap
  22. l
  23. l
  24. h
  25. k
  26. foreign
  27. h
  28. w
  29. honest
  30. g
  31. l
  32. k
  33. g
  34. g
  35. t
  36. k
  37. knob
  38. b
  39. rhino
  40. listen

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