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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 955 · 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) sign (b) could (c) knight
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) folk (c) design
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) walk (c) lamb
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) folk (c) whole
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) yolk (c) write
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) soften (c) reign
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) knife (c) comb
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) knife (c) whole
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) crumb (c) could
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) design (c) would
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) sword (c) kneel
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) kneel (c) design
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) soften (c) honest
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) could (c) foreign
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) knife (c) sign
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) sign (c) talk

Answer key

  1. knight
  2. k
  3. h
  4. k
  5. k
  6. g
  7. folk
  8. l
  9. lamb
  10. gnome
  11. l
  12. b
  13. write
  14. knot
  15. h
  16. knife
  17. w
  18. l
  19. crumb
  20. castle
  21. would
  22. sword
  23. b
  24. design
  25. honest
  26. w
  27. b
  28. whistle
  29. k
  30. w
  31. b
  32. l
  33. b
  34. w
  35. w
  36. tomb
  37. g
  38. t
  39. b
  40. plumber

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