Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 296 · 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 word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) knot (c) comb
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) wrap (c) salmon
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knit (c) gnome
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) tomb (c) knob
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) half (c) crumb
24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) soften (c) half
25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) tomb (c) write
26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knife (c) knot
27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) ghost (c) wrist
30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) honest (c) listen
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) knife (c) doubt
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) design (c) sword

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