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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 87 · 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 “l”? (a) rhyme (b) rhino (c) walk
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) doubt (c) gnat
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) kneel (c) gnat
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) knit (c) could
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) could (c) knot
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) wrap (c) doubt
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) gnome (c) debt
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w

Answer key

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

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