Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 277 · 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 “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) yolk (c) rhyme
5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) wrist (c) salmon
6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) crumb (c) rhino
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) kneel (c) soften
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) plumber (c) listen
17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) knife (c) tomb
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) comb (c) answer
24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) would (c) knob
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) knob (c) design
28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) knife (c) wrist
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) salmon (c) sword
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) fasten (c) could
33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) knight (c) wrap
34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) walk (c) plumber
35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) sign (c) crumb
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) honest (c) knot
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l

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