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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 719 · 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 “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) rhino (c) sword
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) yolk (c) rhino
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) gnome (c) lamb
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) ghost (c) debt
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) walk (c) salmon
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) crumb (c) folk
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) whistle (c) would
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) crumb (c) wrist
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) soften (c) crumb
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) lamb (c) knot

Answer key

  1. k
  2. k
  3. b
  4. debt
  5. b
  6. h
  7. l
  8. w
  9. g
  10. l
  11. b
  12. k
  13. k
  14. l
  15. yolk
  16. b
  17. w
  18. g
  19. listen
  20. ghost
  21. l
  22. g
  23. h
  24. w
  25. l
  26. castle
  27. g
  28. l
  29. folk
  30. whistle
  31. g
  32. crumb
  33. l
  34. w
  35. soften
  36. b
  37. k
  38. l
  39. t
  40. lamb

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