Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 194 · 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 “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) debt (b) rhyme (c) wrap
7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) reign (c) doubt
10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) debt (c) gnome
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) lamb (c) gnat
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) comb (c) half
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) rhyme (c) lamb
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) whistle (c) could
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) tomb (c) knot
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) design (c) half
40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) rhino (c) wrap

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