Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 526 · 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 word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) listen (c) sign
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) knight (c) yolk
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) knit (c) could
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) knob (c) lamb
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) debt (c) sword
12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) doubt (c) gnome
13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) sign (c) design
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) tomb (c) ghost
17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) wrap (c) reign
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) knot (c) comb
22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) doubt (c) talk
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) fasten (c) lamb
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) tomb (c) could
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) tomb (c) wrist
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l

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