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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 73 · 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) debt (b) foreign (c) knight
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) comb (c) rhino
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) foreign (c) answer
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knit (c) rhino
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) lamb (c) half
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) salmon (c) knob
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) write (c) soften
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) sword (c) walk
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) soften (c) gnome
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) soften (c) honest
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) plumber (c) sword
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) sword (c) talk
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k

Answer key

  1. debt
  2. rhino
  3. knit
  4. b
  5. wrap
  6. b
  7. b
  8. w
  9. h
  10. w
  11. lamb
  12. g
  13. k
  14. l
  15. salmon
  16. b
  17. k
  18. t
  19. b
  20. b
  21. k
  22. gnat
  23. k
  24. t
  25. l
  26. doubt
  27. w
  28. k
  29. l
  30. yolk
  31. k
  32. l
  33. honest
  34. t
  35. h
  36. sword
  37. l
  38. l
  39. talk
  40. k

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