Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 192 · 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 “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) plumber (c) half
3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) rhyme (c) doubt
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) knife (c) folk
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) knot (c) wrap
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) half (c) answer
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) sword (c) reign
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) walk (c) lamb
18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) half (c) comb
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) whole (c) kneel
22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) listen (c) foreign
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) knot (c) gnat
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) debt (c) reign
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) knight (c) could
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) kneel (c) reign
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) fasten (c) foreign
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m

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