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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 710 · 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) knight (b) sword (c) fasten
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) doubt (c) wrap
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) debt (c) listen
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) rhino (c) whole
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) rhyme (c) knob
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) knot (c) fasten
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) would (c) listen
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) folk (c) honest
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) wrist (c) sword
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) kneel (c) answer
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) knife (c) fasten
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n

Answer key

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

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