Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 157 · 40 questions

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.

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

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