Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 177 · 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 word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) tomb (c) kneel
2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) rhino (c) knife
3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) tomb (c) gnat
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) fasten (c) write
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) half (c) knob
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) gnome (c) design
13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) sword (c) rhino
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) knife (c) doubt
17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) knob (c) design
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) answer (c) lamb
21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) knot (c) would
24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) half (c) could
25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) knight (c) debt
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) castle (c) comb
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) lamb (c) fasten

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