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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 89 · 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) comb (b) honest (c) sword
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) honest (c) design
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) write (c) honest
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) kneel (c) honest
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) knight (c) could
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) knob (c) knife
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) walk (c) wrist
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) salmon (c) ghost
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) crumb (c) design
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) tomb (c) folk
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) whole (c) reign
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) rhyme (c) reign
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) write (c) foreign
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) would (c) could
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) doubt (c) gnome
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) ghost (c) lamb
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f

Answer key

  1. sword
  2. k
  3. design
  4. honest
  5. kneel
  6. knight
  7. b
  8. k
  9. l
  10. h
  11. sign
  12. b
  13. b
  14. plumber
  15. ghost
  16. crumb
  17. l
  18. b
  19. tomb
  20. k
  21. w
  22. b
  23. l
  24. reign
  25. knife
  26. g
  27. w
  28. g
  29. foreign
  30. b
  31. g
  32. soften
  33. b
  34. doubt
  35. lamb
  36. g
  37. l
  38. l
  39. w
  40. l

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