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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 925 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) half (c) knob
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) would (c) whistle
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) crumb (c) knit
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) rhino (c) plumber
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) sign (c) listen
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) wrist (c) could
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) gnome (c) whistle
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knit (c) reign
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) kneel (c) talk
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g

Answer key

  1. k
  2. l
  3. l
  4. knob
  5. whistle
  6. g
  7. k
  8. knit
  9. plumber
  10. w
  11. w
  12. t
  13. h
  14. sign
  15. k
  16. k
  17. b
  18. w
  19. t
  20. b
  21. w
  22. wrist
  23. b
  24. w
  25. h
  26. gnome
  27. b
  28. b
  29. l
  30. k
  31. g
  32. h
  33. write
  34. h
  35. g
  36. b
  37. t
  38. l
  39. lamb
  40. g

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