Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 431 · 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 “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) knife (c) debt
5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) soften (c) whole
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) rhino (c) write
10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) would (c) castle
11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) debt (c) gnome
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) salmon (c) lamb
14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) sword (c) sign
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) walk (c) knit
21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) design (c) folk
28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) rhyme (c) debt
29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) reign (c) talk
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) foreign (b) doubt (c) ghost
37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) crumb (c) whistle
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) soften (c) honest

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