Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 565 · 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 “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knight (c) knot
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) plumber (c) knot
6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) wrist (c) gnat
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) kneel (c) rhino
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) soften (c) kneel
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) foreign (c) wrist
20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) whole (c) walk
21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) design (b) soften (c) rhino
22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) whistle (c) half
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) fasten (c) whole
29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) knife (c) write
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) fasten (c) sword
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) reign (c) knife
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n

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