Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 546 · 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 “k”? (a) wrist (b) knit (c) would
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) knit (c) sword
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) wrist (c) gnat
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) lamb (c) gnome
15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) sign (c) ghost
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) crumb (c) fasten
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) wrap (c) debt
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) honest (c) debt
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) listen (c) sword
32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) would (b) gnome (c) rhyme
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) wrist (c) foreign
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) knob (c) whole
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) castle (c) gnat
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t

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