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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 908 · 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) castle (b) knit (c) sword
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) listen (c) wrap
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) knot (c) crumb
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) knight (c) gnome
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) wrist (c) design
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) salmon (c) foreign
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) lamb (c) castle
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) plumber (c) folk
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) walk (c) debt
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) reign (b) lamb (c) honest
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) write (c) sign
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) fasten (c) design
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h

Answer key

  1. knit
  2. w
  3. l
  4. b
  5. listen
  6. w
  7. k
  8. h
  9. crumb
  10. l
  11. knight
  12. w
  13. b
  14. wrist
  15. g
  16. w
  17. l
  18. salmon
  19. castle
  20. w
  21. h
  22. g
  23. k
  24. l
  25. whole
  26. walk
  27. k
  28. l
  29. t
  30. b
  31. b
  32. honest
  33. sign
  34. g
  35. fasten
  36. k
  37. b
  38. t
  39. k
  40. h

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