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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 843 · 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) lamb (b) ghost (c) knit
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) knife (c) comb
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) yolk (c) salmon
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) whole (c) fasten
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) listen (c) sword
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) castle (c) comb
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) kneel (c) comb
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) knife (c) foreign
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) knot (c) whole
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) honest (c) half
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) write (c) listen
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) walk (c) crumb
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) folk (c) tomb
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) knight (c) sword

Answer key

  1. knit
  2. t
  3. l
  4. l
  5. k
  6. b
  7. g
  8. l
  9. knife
  10. w
  11. l
  12. g
  13. b
  14. w
  15. w
  16. lamb
  17. whole
  18. b
  19. w
  20. reign
  21. g
  22. w
  23. b
  24. k
  25. comb
  26. kneel
  27. g
  28. sword
  29. h
  30. knot
  31. b
  32. answer
  33. t
  34. h
  35. write
  36. walk
  37. k
  38. folk
  39. k
  40. knight

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