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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 65 · 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 “w”? (a) rhino (b) knot (c) wrist
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) gnome (c) ghost
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) lamb (c) soften
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) half (c) gnat
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) foreign (c) write
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) crumb (c) half
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) would (c) sign
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) would (c) gnat
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) could (c) gnat
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) folk (c) soften
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) castle (c) knife
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) kneel (c) plumber
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) fasten (c) knife
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n

Answer key

  1. wrist
  2. b
  3. b
  4. t
  5. b
  6. k
  7. w
  8. b
  9. g
  10. k
  11. l
  12. knight
  13. sword
  14. w
  15. half
  16. h
  17. t
  18. write
  19. b
  20. crumb
  21. sign
  22. would
  23. h
  24. could
  25. g
  26. soften
  27. knife
  28. k
  29. b
  30. k
  31. t
  32. l
  33. w
  34. w
  35. kneel
  36. l
  37. b
  38. w
  39. fasten
  40. g

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