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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 959 · 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 “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) knot (c) design
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) debt (c) soften
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) foreign (c) crumb
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) kneel (c) soften
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) half (c) knife
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) whistle (c) could
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) write (c) foreign
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) doubt (c) salmon
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) rhyme (c) lamb
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) comb (c) ghost
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) castle (c) tomb
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) design (c) honest
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) knife (c) would
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) knob (c) rhino

Answer key

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

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