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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 567 · 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 “k”? (a) knight (b) half (c) write
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) doubt (c) half
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) debt (c) tomb
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) tomb (c) answer
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) rhino (c) tomb
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) wrist (c) honest
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) sign (c) salmon
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) whistle (c) knit
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) soften (c) rhyme
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) half (c) write
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) honest (c) crumb
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) talk (c) walk
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) wrist (c) soften
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) honest (c) yolk
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) foreign (c) would
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knob (c) doubt
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) knit (c) knife
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k

Answer key

  1. knight
  2. g
  3. k
  4. l
  5. t
  6. b
  7. half
  8. design
  9. answer
  10. tomb
  11. knit
  12. b
  13. salmon
  14. debt
  15. gnat
  16. write
  17. w
  18. w
  19. w
  20. crumb
  21. g
  22. l
  23. h
  24. g
  25. rhino
  26. wrist
  27. yolk
  28. t
  29. knot
  30. w
  31. g
  32. l
  33. w
  34. l
  35. k
  36. knob
  37. foreign
  38. b
  39. w
  40. l

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