← Silent letters lesson New set →

Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 167 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

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

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation