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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 642 · 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 “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) comb (c) foreign
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) knight (c) tomb
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) debt (c) talk
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) knob (c) crumb
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) listen (c) walk
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) knit (c) wrap
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) wrap (c) knot
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) lamb (c) knight
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) would (c) debt
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k

Answer key

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

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