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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 971 · 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 “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) answer (c) debt
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) sign (c) gnat
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) rhyme (c) knot
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) knight (c) design
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) write (c) knob
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) comb (c) knight
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) kneel (c) castle
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) fasten (c) rhino
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) whole (c) knot
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) salmon (c) sword
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) whistle (c) wrap
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) salmon (c) lamb

Answer key

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

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