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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. plumber
  2. knight
  3. doubt
  4. l
  5. w
  6. k
  7. l
  8. answer
  9. w
  10. listen
  11. sword
  12. would
  13. h
  14. honest
  15. w
  16. l
  17. b
  18. t
  19. b
  20. b
  21. w
  22. k
  23. soften
  24. w
  25. knot
  26. h
  27. h
  28. k
  29. folk
  30. w
  31. l
  32. knit
  33. k
  34. design
  35. h
  36. l
  37. salmon
  38. castle
  39. h
  40. talk

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