Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 436 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) whistle (c) sign
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) sword (c) salmon
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) plumber (c) crumb
11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) sign (c) talk
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) knob (c) whistle
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) gnat (c) kneel
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) foreign (c) yolk
21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) walk (c) castle
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) debt (c) knit
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) honest (c) reign
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) fasten (c) ghost
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l

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