Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 162 · 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.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) listen (c) sword
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) rhino (c) soften
10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) write (c) talk
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) debt (c) knot
13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) rhino (c) wrist
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) kneel (c) reign
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) comb (c) whistle
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) castle (c) answer
22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) castle (c) rhyme
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) salmon (b) rhyme (c) crumb
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k

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