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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 965 · 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 “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) knight (c) gnat
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) rhyme (c) talk
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) knight (c) knit
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) whole (c) sign
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) could (c) ghost
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) sign (c) knot
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) gnome (c) rhyme
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) design (c) soften
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) crumb (c) walk
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) comb (c) answer
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k

Answer key

  1. g
  2. w
  3. g
  4. h
  5. w
  6. b
  7. k
  8. k
  9. knight
  10. w
  11. b
  12. b
  13. t
  14. w
  15. k
  16. b
  17. k
  18. talk
  19. b
  20. w
  21. k
  22. write
  23. k
  24. sign
  25. b
  26. h
  27. k
  28. could
  29. b
  30. wrist
  31. w
  32. rhyme
  33. g
  34. b
  35. k
  36. design
  37. listen
  38. yolk
  39. l
  40. k

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