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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 663 · 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 “l”? (a) debt (b) ghost (c) walk
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) foreign (c) soften
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) foreign (c) comb
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) design (c) fasten
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) gnat (c) wrist
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) foreign (c) soften
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) honest (c) debt
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) comb (c) salmon
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) knit (c) sword
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) whole (c) could
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) answer (c) lamb

Answer key

  1. walk
  2. h
  3. l
  4. w
  5. foreign
  6. g
  7. comb
  8. g
  9. t
  10. design
  11. l
  12. t
  13. l
  14. w
  15. w
  16. b
  17. gnat
  18. l
  19. k
  20. l
  21. knife
  22. debt
  23. w
  24. t
  25. b
  26. b
  27. whistle
  28. g
  29. h
  30. b
  31. sword
  32. whole
  33. l
  34. w
  35. k
  36. k
  37. w
  38. t
  39. g
  40. answer

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