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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 701 · 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 “w”? (a) fasten (b) rhino (c) answer
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) castle (c) rhino
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) half (c) comb
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) sign (c) gnat
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) knife (c) crumb
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) crumb (c) knight
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) knit (c) sword
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) would (c) crumb
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) whistle (c) folk
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) knight (c) castle
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) knob (c) wrist
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) kneel (c) plumber
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) soften (c) ghost
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) soften (c) design
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) could (c) foreign
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) listen (c) reign
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) rhino (c) wrap
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k

Answer key

  1. answer
  2. wrap
  3. half
  4. k
  5. comb
  6. b
  7. b
  8. k
  9. g
  10. l
  11. k
  12. l
  13. crumb
  14. l
  15. t
  16. k
  17. knight
  18. sword
  19. w
  20. would
  21. whistle
  22. t
  23. lamb
  24. wrist
  25. ghost
  26. knife
  27. l
  28. l
  29. soften
  30. g
  31. h
  32. w
  33. could
  34. t
  35. reign
  36. g
  37. b
  38. b
  39. talk
  40. k

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