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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 873 · 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 “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) lamb (c) knit
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) rhyme (c) wrap
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) sword (c) knight
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) doubt (c) wrist
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) sword (c) knot
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) write (c) could
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) honest (c) comb
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) plumber (c) gnome
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) knit (c) would
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) tomb (c) wrist
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) reign (c) half
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) knife (c) honest
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) rhino (c) sword
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) knit (c) gnat
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) whole (c) half
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) tomb (c) castle
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n

Answer key

  1. k
  2. l
  3. knit
  4. rhyme
  5. h
  6. k
  7. l
  8. b
  9. knight
  10. doubt
  11. knot
  12. l
  13. b
  14. could
  15. t
  16. b
  17. sign
  18. w
  19. g
  20. plumber
  21. would
  22. w
  23. b
  24. g
  25. ghost
  26. w
  27. reign
  28. knife
  29. sword
  30. gnat
  31. t
  32. whole
  33. k
  34. h
  35. k
  36. tomb
  37. k
  38. g
  39. w
  40. k

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