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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 691 · 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 “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knit (c) foreign
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) rhyme (c) doubt
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) gnat (c) rhino
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) comb (c) would
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) tomb (c) knit
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) listen (c) sign
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) gnat (c) gnome
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) fasten (c) castle
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) whistle (c) design
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) sword (c) lamb
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) knob (c) salmon
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) foreign (c) knife
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) listen (c) knob
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knob (c) design
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) write (c) whistle
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) half (c) wrist
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) comb (c) fasten
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) plumber (c) knife

Answer key

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

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