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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 655 · 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 “k”? (a) knob (b) salmon (c) could
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) wrap (c) foreign
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) write (c) knit
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) half (c) knob
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) honest (c) knife
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) ghost (c) debt
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) fasten (c) yolk
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) rhyme (c) lamb
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) answer (c) debt
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) wrap (c) talk
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) foreign (c) talk
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) rhino (c) whistle
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k

Answer key

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

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