Silent Letters Worksheet

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

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