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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 558 · 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 letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) could (c) answer
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) debt (b) crumb (c) ghost
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) tomb (c) salmon
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) wrist (c) rhyme
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) whole (c) could
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) fasten (c) knife
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) debt (c) gnome
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) answer (c) comb
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) wrap (c) yolk
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n

Answer key

  1. k
  2. answer
  3. ghost
  4. b
  5. b
  6. b
  7. l
  8. l
  9. b
  10. t
  11. h
  12. b
  13. gnome
  14. w
  15. l
  16. l
  17. k
  18. t
  19. h
  20. wrist
  21. g
  22. l
  23. t
  24. knit
  25. fasten
  26. k
  27. b
  28. l
  29. g
  30. w
  31. debt
  32. k
  33. l
  34. kneel
  35. w
  36. k
  37. b
  38. g
  39. yolk
  40. k

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