Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 52 · 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.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) rhyme (c) crumb
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) wrap (c) half
7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) wrist (c) salmon
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) doubt (c) rhyme
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
18. 18.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) walk (b) gnome (c) honest
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) honest (c) knife
25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) talk (c) wrist
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) salmon (c) sword
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) could (c) whole
31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) lamb (c) talk
33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) tomb (c) honest
34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) knit (c) rhino
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) talk (b) wrap (c) ghost
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) lamb (c) knot
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t

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