Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 542 · 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) reign (b) whole (c) listen
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) write (c) knight
9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) knob (c) half
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) knot (c) plumber
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) wrap (c) doubt
15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) whistle (c) wrist
16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) sword (c) honest
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) knife (c) debt
24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) wrap (c) plumber
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) knot (c) fasten
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) crumb (c) rhino
30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) comb (c) castle
31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) folk (c) knob
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) rhyme (c) knit
34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) lamb (c) whole
35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) comb (c) fasten
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) lamb (c) knob
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l

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