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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 850 · 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 “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) knob (c) write
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) tomb (c) sword
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) folk (c) wrist
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) tomb (c) plumber
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) talk (c) knot
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) foreign (c) write
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) sign (c) castle
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) sign (c) knife
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knife (c) crumb
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) knife (c) whistle
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) soften (c) yolk
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) debt (b) knit (c) rhino
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) half (c) fasten

Answer key

  1. l
  2. b
  3. t
  4. knob
  5. sword
  6. b
  7. wrist
  8. w
  9. w
  10. whole
  11. k
  12. h
  13. h
  14. k
  15. design
  16. l
  17. b
  18. k
  19. k
  20. b
  21. k
  22. write
  23. castle
  24. k
  25. k
  26. t
  27. sign
  28. knife
  29. l
  30. w
  31. l
  32. b
  33. whistle
  34. yolk
  35. g
  36. b
  37. w
  38. g
  39. rhino
  40. half

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