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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 62 · 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 “l”? (a) fasten (b) walk (c) comb
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) lamb (c) kneel
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) sword (c) gnat
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) knife (c) sign
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) knife (c) salmon
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) ghost (c) reign
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) rhyme (c) knight
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) sword (c) rhyme
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) design (c) doubt
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) foreign (c) rhino
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) kneel (c) design

Answer key

  1. walk
  2. w
  3. h
  4. kneel
  5. could
  6. g
  7. sign
  8. tomb
  9. g
  10. k
  11. w
  12. b
  13. b
  14. l
  15. w
  16. t
  17. k
  18. b
  19. l
  20. b
  21. k
  22. b
  23. half
  24. l
  25. k
  26. comb
  27. w
  28. crumb
  29. doubt
  30. l
  31. k
  32. t
  33. k
  34. whistle
  35. g
  36. h
  37. b
  38. k
  39. l
  40. design

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