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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 589 · 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 “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) sword (c) sign
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) wrap (c) write
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) half (c) answer
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) lamb (c) honest
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) doubt (c) tomb
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) gnat (c) kneel
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) gnome (c) talk
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) doubt (c) reign
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) foreign (c) honest
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) yolk (c) foreign
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) knight (c) half
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h

Answer key

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

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