Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 183 · 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 “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) foreign (b) walk (c) rhyme
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) fasten (c) salmon
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) knob (c) listen
12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) yolk (c) sword
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) salmon (c) whistle
23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) tomb (c) honest
24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) soften (c) comb
25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) wrist (c) foreign
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) folk (c) write
28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) rhyme (c) soften
29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) kneel (c) write
30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) fasten (c) walk
31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) knit (c) answer
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) doubt (c) sword
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t

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