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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 979 · 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 “b”? (a) kneel (b) knife (c) crumb
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) tomb (c) reign
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) walk (c) knife
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) half (c) answer
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) castle (c) reign
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) talk (c) rhino
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) lamb (c) whole
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) write (c) plumber
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) gnat (c) kneel
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) plumber (c) fasten
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) soften (c) ghost
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) soften (c) wrap
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) sign (c) listen
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) knit (c) answer
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) reign (c) lamb
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) answer (c) rhyme
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) rhyme (c) knight
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) wrist (c) gnome
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) rhyme (c) foreign
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p

Answer key

  1. crumb
  2. k
  3. reign
  4. t
  5. walk
  6. half
  7. castle
  8. b
  9. l
  10. talk
  11. whole
  12. l
  13. write
  14. kneel
  15. plumber
  16. l
  17. ghost
  18. h
  19. soften
  20. sign
  21. salmon
  22. lamb
  23. w
  24. b
  25. g
  26. rhyme
  27. l
  28. g
  29. k
  30. l
  31. knight
  32. k
  33. wrist
  34. l
  35. g
  36. l
  37. g
  38. b
  39. knot
  40. w

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