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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 933 · 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 letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) folk (c) comb
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) crumb (c) write
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) knife (c) whole
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) sign (c) comb
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) rhino (c) gnat
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) salmon (c) knight
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) kneel (c) wrap
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) salmon (c) knife
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) honest (c) gnome
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f

Answer key

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

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