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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 694 · 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) honest (b) answer (c) knob
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) whistle (c) plumber
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) rhino (c) debt
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) crumb (c) soften
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) write (c) gnat
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) listen (c) kneel
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) whole (c) knot
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) would (c) comb
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) whistle (c) answer
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) salmon (c) talk
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) honest (c) answer
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) debt (b) sword (c) rhino
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) listen (c) sword
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w

Answer key

  1. knob
  2. k
  3. b
  4. plumber
  5. b
  6. b
  7. debt
  8. b
  9. l
  10. t
  11. t
  12. h
  13. k
  14. could
  15. k
  16. gnat
  17. b
  18. g
  19. w
  20. k
  21. kneel
  22. knot
  23. comb
  24. whistle
  25. g
  26. crumb
  27. w
  28. b
  29. l
  30. l
  31. t
  32. h
  33. answer
  34. rhino
  35. g
  36. t
  37. w
  38. sword
  39. l
  40. w

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