Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 543 · 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 “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) tomb (c) salmon
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) foreign (c) doubt
7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) lamb (c) whole
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knit (c) knob
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) honest (c) knife
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) ghost (c) half
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) soften (c) gnome
32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) crumb (c) sword
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) debt (c) would
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) talk (c) debt

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