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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 942 · 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) l (b) k (c) n
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) wrap (c) write
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) comb (c) knob
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) write (c) salmon
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) gnat (c) knit
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) yolk (c) write
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) folk (c) wrap
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) whistle (c) gnome
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) knight (c) answer
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) gnat (c) foreign
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) gnome (c) could
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) folk (c) crumb
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) fasten (c) walk
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) would (c) sword
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) soften (c) knit
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) foreign (c) half
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l

Answer key

  1. k
  2. h
  3. l
  4. walk
  5. h
  6. g
  7. h
  8. knob
  9. k
  10. b
  11. salmon
  12. w
  13. b
  14. knit
  15. yolk
  16. b
  17. l
  18. l
  19. wrap
  20. k
  21. whistle
  22. k
  23. w
  24. l
  25. knight
  26. b
  27. lamb
  28. gnome
  29. b
  30. g
  31. w
  32. crumb
  33. fasten
  34. would
  35. whole
  36. foreign
  37. g
  38. k
  39. h
  40. b

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