← Silent letters lesson New set →

Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 461 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. l
  2. b
  3. k
  4. rhino
  5. l
  6. h
  7. h
  8. k
  9. g
  10. soften
  11. k
  12. half
  13. k
  14. k
  15. sword
  16. b
  17. l
  18. would
  19. b
  20. w
  21. k
  22. h
  23. w
  24. k
  25. b
  26. w
  27. b
  28. l
  29. whole
  30. wrist
  31. fasten
  32. honest
  33. listen
  34. t
  35. plumber
  36. l
  37. answer
  38. w
  39. knife
  40. w

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation