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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 878 · 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 “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) comb (c) knot
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) walk (c) soften
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) design (c) folk
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) write (c) salmon
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) sign (c) yolk
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) soften (c) write
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) knife (c) fasten
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) fasten (c) wrist
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knife (c) plumber
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) sword (c) knit
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m

Answer key

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

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