Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 576 · 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 “b”? (a) gnat (b) knife (c) crumb
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) design (c) whole
8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) answer (c) folk
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) sword (c) answer
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) sign (c) kneel
15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) fasten (c) reign
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) reign (c) yolk
18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) sword (c) rhyme
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) kneel (c) write
23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) wrist (c) knot
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) reign (c) half
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) honest (c) foreign
29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) whole (c) castle
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) foreign (c) knit
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) salmon (c) debt
37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) kneel (c) answer
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) knife (c) answer

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