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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 656 · 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) gnome (b) knot (c) ghost
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) crumb (c) reign
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) comb (c) design
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) knot (c) talk
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) gnat (c) wrist
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) gnome (c) debt
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) salmon (c) kneel
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) soften (c) salmon
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) doubt (c) rhino
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) design (c) plumber
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) fasten (c) lamb
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) would (c) design
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) doubt (c) plumber
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) reign (c) write
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) fasten (c) knot
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) half (c) whole
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) knife (c) walk
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k

Answer key

  1. knot
  2. crumb
  3. l
  4. comb
  5. talk
  6. gnat
  7. debt
  8. k
  9. b
  10. t
  11. kneel
  12. l
  13. salmon
  14. k
  15. b
  16. doubt
  17. b
  18. w
  19. h
  20. l
  21. k
  22. design
  23. fasten
  24. k
  25. would
  26. l
  27. b
  28. t
  29. foreign
  30. reign
  31. l
  32. k
  33. half
  34. g
  35. knight
  36. b
  37. t
  38. sign
  39. t
  40. l

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