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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 997 · 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 “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) comb (c) could
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) reign (c) knight
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) talk (c) tomb
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) whistle (c) reign
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) reign (c) knob
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) lamb (c) would
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) ghost (c) wrist
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) answer (c) could
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) whole (c) tomb
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) would (c) design
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) honest (c) wrap
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) wrist (c) sign
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) sword (c) lamb
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) design (c) honest
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) foreign (c) kneel

Answer key

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

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