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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 809 · 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 letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) knob (c) crumb
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) sign (c) knit
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) design (c) doubt
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) rhino (c) crumb
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) wrist (c) knight
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) folk (c) doubt
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) honest (c) knight
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) wrap (c) talk
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) salmon
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) plumber (c) honest
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) comb (c) could
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) foreign (c) write
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d

Answer key

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

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