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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 783 · 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 “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) answer (c) doubt
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knife (c) reign
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) crumb (c) folk
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) soften (c) whole
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) rhyme (c) design
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) castle (c) salmon
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) lamb (c) answer
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) write (c) knot
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) write (c) debt
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) whole (c) kneel
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) gnat (c) knob
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) comb (c) knight
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) crumb (c) kneel
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) wrap (c) rhino
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c

Answer key

  1. b
  2. w
  3. w
  4. doubt
  5. g
  6. answer
  7. k
  8. w
  9. l
  10. crumb
  11. k
  12. b
  13. l
  14. h
  15. w
  16. soften
  17. b
  18. design
  19. l
  20. rhyme
  21. g
  22. t
  23. lamb
  24. knot
  25. l
  26. k
  27. rhino
  28. whole
  29. k
  30. knob
  31. knight
  32. b
  33. h
  34. b
  35. l
  36. g
  37. h
  38. kneel
  39. wrap
  40. b

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