← Silent letters lesson New set →

Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 506 · 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 “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) gnat (c) kneel
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) fasten (c) talk
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) plumber (c) answer
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) debt (c) could
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) reign (c) soften
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) design (b) knife (c) rhino
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) sword (c) crumb
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) could (c) walk
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) knot (c) would
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) knit (c) honest
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) could (c) knife
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) gnat (c) wrap
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) sign (c) lamb

Answer key

  1. w
  2. w
  3. g
  4. kneel
  5. k
  6. talk
  7. plumber
  8. debt
  9. half
  10. rhino
  11. b
  12. l
  13. t
  14. k
  15. t
  16. b
  17. l
  18. w
  19. crumb
  20. l
  21. k
  22. gnome
  23. w
  24. b
  25. h
  26. would
  27. could
  28. w
  29. w
  30. g
  31. t
  32. w
  33. l
  34. g
  35. h
  36. b
  37. h
  38. soften
  39. knob
  40. fasten

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