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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 695 · 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 “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) crumb (c) knife
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) knight (c) yolk
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) listen (c) knob
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) gnome (c) doubt
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) folk (c) would
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) fasten (c) comb
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) could (c) ghost
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) tomb (c) wrist
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) walk (c) listen
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) plumber (c) would
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) tomb (c) would
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) knot (c) listen
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k

Answer key

  1. k
  2. k
  3. k
  4. k
  5. w
  6. g
  7. t
  8. b
  9. g
  10. crumb
  11. h
  12. w
  13. b
  14. b
  15. yolk
  16. l
  17. l
  18. t
  19. knob
  20. doubt
  21. b
  22. g
  23. w
  24. rhino
  25. w
  26. h
  27. half
  28. w
  29. ghost
  30. g
  31. wrist
  32. w
  33. listen
  34. h
  35. plumber
  36. would
  37. knot
  38. t
  39. l
  40. k

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