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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 702 · 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) crumb (b) folk (c) knife
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) lamb (c) knot
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) design (c) sword
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) rhino (c) salmon
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) whistle (c) sword
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) wrist (c) honest
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) sword (c) comb
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) wrap (c) whistle
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) write (c) gnat
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) kneel (c) ghost
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) reign (c) whole
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) lamb (c) wrist
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) answer (c) ghost
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) knob (c) lamb
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) design (c) would
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) knife (c) answer
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) wrap (c) fasten
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n

Answer key

  1. crumb
  2. k
  3. gnat
  4. w
  5. g
  6. listen
  7. rhino
  8. tomb
  9. k
  10. would
  11. k
  12. t
  13. w
  14. knit
  15. whistle
  16. h
  17. write
  18. wrist
  19. b
  20. l
  21. w
  22. w
  23. whole
  24. l
  25. h
  26. h
  27. k
  28. k
  29. lamb
  30. w
  31. ghost
  32. knob
  33. l
  34. design
  35. b
  36. k
  37. answer
  38. l
  39. fasten
  40. k

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