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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 872 · 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 “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) walk (c) sign
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) wrap (c) answer
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) reign (c) wrap
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) soften (c) would
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) sword (c) yolk
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) knot (c) folk
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) honest (c) knob
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) fasten (c) design
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) debt (c) knot
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) half (c) sign
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) lamb (c) salmon
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) whistle (c) knife
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) knife (c) ghost

Answer key

  1. k
  2. k
  3. b
  4. sign
  5. b
  6. tomb
  7. b
  8. reign
  9. g
  10. l
  11. l
  12. soften
  13. yolk
  14. l
  15. folk
  16. l
  17. l
  18. l
  19. w
  20. g
  21. w
  22. b
  23. l
  24. k
  25. whole
  26. b
  27. fasten
  28. h
  29. debt
  30. half
  31. k
  32. t
  33. lamb
  34. w
  35. doubt
  36. k
  37. b
  38. k
  39. k
  40. knife

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