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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 728 · 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) foreign (b) debt (c) rhino
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) knot (c) talk
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) ghost (c) whole
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) kneel (c) salmon
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) would (c) honest
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knot (c) fasten
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) salmon (c) answer
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) knob (c) plumber
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) soften (c) gnome
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) knob (c) honest
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) kneel (c) whole
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) would (c) crumb
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) lamb (c) honest
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t

Answer key

  1. debt
  2. k
  3. k
  4. b
  5. g
  6. ghost
  7. w
  8. b
  9. whole
  10. whistle
  11. w
  12. k
  13. tomb
  14. w
  15. knot
  16. salmon
  17. knob
  18. soften
  19. w
  20. l
  21. l
  22. b
  23. g
  24. t
  25. gnome
  26. kneel
  27. would
  28. h
  29. l
  30. b
  31. honest
  32. b
  33. k
  34. l
  35. b
  36. k
  37. t
  38. t
  39. g
  40. k

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