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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 640 · 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 “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) sign (c) knot
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) gnome (c) yolk
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) doubt (c) knife
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) knight (c) rhino
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) fasten (c) knit
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) would (c) fasten
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) knight (c) comb
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) listen (c) write
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) design (c) honest
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) soften (c) whole
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) talk (c) doubt
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w

Answer key

  1. b
  2. k
  3. l
  4. sign
  5. g
  6. castle
  7. g
  8. t
  9. g
  10. b
  11. k
  12. l
  13. b
  14. k
  15. l
  16. l
  17. doubt
  18. walk
  19. g
  20. b
  21. b
  22. k
  23. t
  24. knit
  25. knot
  26. knight
  27. h
  28. l
  29. w
  30. w
  31. write
  32. honest
  33. soften
  34. talk
  35. l
  36. b
  37. b
  38. w
  39. w
  40. l

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