Silent Letters Worksheet

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

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