← Silent letters lesson New set →

Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 295 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. b
  2. h
  3. b
  4. b
  5. knob
  6. salmon
  7. ghost
  8. w
  9. tomb
  10. h
  11. listen
  12. gnome
  13. g
  14. would
  15. w
  16. design
  17. g
  18. k
  19. l
  20. k
  21. wrap
  22. b
  23. k
  24. k
  25. t
  26. plumber
  27. debt
  28. w
  29. knit
  30. b
  31. knife
  32. b
  33. folk
  34. h
  35. k
  36. b
  37. sword
  38. b
  39. w
  40. crumb

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation