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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 884 · 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 “w”? (a) answer (b) ghost (c) knob
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) sword (c) knife
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) would (c) gnat
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knob (c) whistle
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) knife (c) salmon
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) answer (c) crumb
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) foreign (c) listen
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) knife (c) debt
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) sign (c) knot
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) rhyme (c) knight
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) castle (c) soften
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) folk (c) gnome
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) wrap (c) half
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) knife (c) whistle
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) tomb (c) kneel
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t

Answer key

  1. answer
  2. w
  3. sword
  4. honest
  5. l
  6. knob
  7. l
  8. k
  9. h
  10. knife
  11. b
  12. folk
  13. b
  14. b
  15. foreign
  16. t
  17. g
  18. salmon
  19. b
  20. debt
  21. w
  22. h
  23. l
  24. knight
  25. g
  26. doubt
  27. l
  28. k
  29. w
  30. w
  31. h
  32. k
  33. b
  34. gnome
  35. half
  36. lamb
  37. kneel
  38. b
  39. h
  40. k

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