← Silent letters lesson New set →

Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 513 · 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.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) whole (c) lamb
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) soften (c) lamb
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) rhyme (c) wrap
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) gnome (c) could
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) rhino (c) fasten
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) ghost (c) tomb
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) sword (c) walk
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) sword (c) talk
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) rhyme (c) answer
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) plumber (c) knife
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) gnat (c) comb
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) doubt (c) soften
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) would (c) foreign
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) design (c) whole
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) doubt (c) knight
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t

Answer key

  1. lamb
  2. k
  3. l
  4. soften
  5. wrap
  6. g
  7. could
  8. b
  9. h
  10. b
  11. w
  12. g
  13. k
  14. h
  15. w
  16. rhino
  17. b
  18. ghost
  19. k
  20. gnat
  21. talk
  22. k
  23. answer
  24. plumber
  25. l
  26. w
  27. g
  28. comb
  29. l
  30. g
  31. b
  32. half
  33. foreign
  34. l
  35. b
  36. k
  37. l
  38. whole
  39. doubt
  40. k

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