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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 687 · 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 “b”? (a) ghost (b) knot (c) doubt
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) reign (c) wrap
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) plumber (c) kneel
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knot (c) gnome
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) answer (c) foreign
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) comb (c) could
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) crumb (b) tomb (c) rhino

Answer key

  1. doubt
  2. knit
  3. w
  4. g
  5. t
  6. t
  7. k
  8. b
  9. t
  10. k
  11. l
  12. k
  13. kneel
  14. g
  15. w
  16. b
  17. w
  18. k
  19. w
  20. g
  21. b
  22. w
  23. l
  24. k
  25. k
  26. t
  27. k
  28. g
  29. w
  30. l
  31. g
  32. b
  33. k
  34. l
  35. k
  36. answer
  37. t
  38. foreign
  39. comb
  40. rhino

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