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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 875 · 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 “k”? (a) knot (b) comb (c) crumb
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) knot (c) would
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) knob (c) answer
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) knot (c) doubt
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) knight (c) wrap
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) walk (c) reign
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) reign (c) whole
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) could (c) doubt
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) foreign (c) kneel
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) doubt (c) lamb
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) salmon (c) write
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) sword (c) yolk
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) tomb (c) knife
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l

Answer key

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

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