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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 684 · 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) crumb (b) salmon (c) knit
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) comb (c) knob
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) whole (c) knob
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) wrist (c) rhyme
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) sign (c) kneel
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) knife (c) knight
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) rhyme (c) knife
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) listen (c) whole
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) whistle (c) rhino
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) crumb (c) fasten
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) comb (c) foreign
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) knot (c) honest
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) whistle (c) design
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) salmon (c) sign
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s

Answer key

  1. knit
  2. w
  3. castle
  4. b
  5. t
  6. w
  7. b
  8. k
  9. l
  10. k
  11. k
  12. knob
  13. gnat
  14. g
  15. h
  16. h
  17. k
  18. kneel
  19. sword
  20. l
  21. t
  22. knife
  23. w
  24. listen
  25. w
  26. l
  27. lamb
  28. fasten
  29. k
  30. w
  31. k
  32. answer
  33. t
  34. knot
  35. l
  36. g
  37. design
  38. t
  39. sign
  40. w

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