Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 406 · 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 “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) knife (c) sword
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) rhyme (c) sign
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) kneel (c) plumber
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) castle (c) doubt
20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) crumb (c) half
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) knob (c) could
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) reign (c) plumber
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) knife (c) talk
30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) gnat (c) whole
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) knife (c) write
40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) sword (c) foreign

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