Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 480 · 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 “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) kneel (c) whole
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) salmon (c) knob
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) reign (c) wrap
11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) would (c) write
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) gnome (c) tomb
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) wrap (c) listen
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) gnome (c) crumb
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) talk (c) comb
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) knife (c) wrap
29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) yolk (c) soften
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) reign (c) salmon
33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) sword (c) comb
34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) gnat (c) answer
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) reign (c) half
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n

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