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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 669 · 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 “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) would (c) tomb
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) fasten (c) plumber
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) talk (c) foreign
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) design (c) plumber
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) foreign (c) write
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) fasten (b) wrap (c) talk
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knight (c) gnome
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) doubt (c) knit
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) lamb (c) tomb
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) kneel (c) fasten
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) would (c) walk
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) sword (c) knot
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) doubt (c) wrist
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k

Answer key

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

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