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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 851 · 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 “b”? (a) honest (b) wrap (c) doubt
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) gnat (c) whole
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) comb (c) knife
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) knot (c) write
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) knit (c) folk
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) lamb (c) reign
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) wrist (c) reign
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) answer (c) half
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) wrist (c) kneel
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) foreign (c) sword
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) wrap (c) knit
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) knot (c) sword
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) rhyme (c) folk
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) knob (c) gnome
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) knob (c) foreign
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) sword (c) knight
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d

Answer key

  1. doubt
  2. gnat
  3. b
  4. knife
  5. h
  6. write
  7. t
  8. w
  9. t
  10. l
  11. folk
  12. h
  13. k
  14. t
  15. l
  16. k
  17. w
  18. k
  19. reign
  20. wrist
  21. h
  22. w
  23. b
  24. answer
  25. comb
  26. k
  27. k
  28. b
  29. b
  30. foreign
  31. knit
  32. w
  33. l
  34. would
  35. rhyme
  36. listen
  37. knob
  38. sword
  39. w
  40. l

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