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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 758 · 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) doubt (b) kneel (c) whole
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) half (c) crumb
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) knob (c) wrist
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) walk (c) fasten
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) sign (c) folk
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) knife (c) doubt
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) plumber (b) rhino (c) gnome
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) wrist (c) half
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) salmon (c) reign
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) whistle (c) sign
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) crumb (c) knight
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c

Answer key

  1. kneel
  2. w
  3. half
  4. k
  5. b
  6. talk
  7. k
  8. w
  9. t
  10. l
  11. l
  12. k
  13. l
  14. fasten
  15. sign
  16. w
  17. h
  18. doubt
  19. b
  20. rhino
  21. l
  22. k
  23. knight
  24. w
  25. b
  26. g
  27. reign
  28. l
  29. b
  30. t
  31. g
  32. h
  33. whistle
  34. crumb
  35. k
  36. l
  37. l
  38. k
  39. g
  40. b

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