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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 977 · 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) rhino (b) knob (c) answer
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) knit (c) would
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) knife (c) foreign
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) whistle (c) knot
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) gnome (c) foreign
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) knob (c) salmon
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) kneel (c) comb
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) comb (c) whole
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) plumber (c) foreign
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) rhino (c) folk
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) walk (c) knife
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) ghost (c) sword
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) answer (c) fasten
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k

Answer key

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

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