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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 637 · 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 “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) knob (c) gnat
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) knife (c) tomb
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) rhyme (c) knife
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) rhino (c) knob
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) doubt (c) castle
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) comb (c) reign
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) whole (c) kneel
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s

Answer key

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

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