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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 560 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) honest (c) knife
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) wrap (c) salmon
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) lamb (c) castle
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) doubt (c) whole
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) yolk (c) knit
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) gnome (c) doubt
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) salmon (c) folk
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) crumb (c) design
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) folk (c) wrist
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) salmon (c) kneel
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) rhyme (c) wrap
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) sword (c) ghost
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) debt (c) knot
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) tomb (c) listen
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r

Answer key

  1. l
  2. b
  3. b
  4. g
  5. knife
  6. b
  7. comb
  8. l
  9. k
  10. k
  11. castle
  12. k
  13. b
  14. whole
  15. yolk
  16. h
  17. gnome
  18. b
  19. soften
  20. g
  21. design
  22. folk
  23. h
  24. g
  25. kneel
  26. wrap
  27. b
  28. b
  29. t
  30. k
  31. sword
  32. w
  33. w
  34. w
  35. debt
  36. w
  37. tomb
  38. b
  39. l
  40. w

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