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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 717 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) yolk (c) crumb
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) knife (c) half
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) folk (c) kneel
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) salmon (c) knit
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) castle (c) sign
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) kneel (c) wrap
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) debt (c) wrist
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) rhino (c) tomb
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) wrap (c) knob
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) rhino (c) rhyme
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knob (c) write
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) talk (c) wrap
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) soften (c) write
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l

Answer key

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

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