Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 233 · 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 “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) reign (c) whistle
3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) would (b) plumber (c) gnome
4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) debt (c) rhino
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) debt (c) knit
10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) kneel (c) wrap
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) gnome (c) wrist
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) wrist (c) sign
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) lamb (c) doubt
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) knight (c) lamb
25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) wrist (c) rhyme
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) kneel (c) answer
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) would (c) fasten
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) reign (c) foreign
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c

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