Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 442 · 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 “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) fasten (c) knot
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knot (c) kneel
16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) crumb (c) sword
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) gnat (c) soften
19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) honest (c) foreign
20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) knob (c) debt
21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) listen (c) knot
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) design (c) folk
24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) kneel (c) listen
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) design (c) doubt
29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) answer (c) fasten
30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) sign (c) listen
31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) ghost (c) knit
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) soften (c) knight
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) soften (c) sword
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n

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