← Silent letters lesson New set →

Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 581 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. b
  2. g
  3. b
  4. w
  5. w
  6. h
  7. rhyme
  8. l
  9. w
  10. tomb
  11. t
  12. g
  13. walk
  14. w
  15. w
  16. l
  17. doubt
  18. k
  19. k
  20. would
  21. ghost
  22. l
  23. k
  24. t
  25. b
  26. h
  27. w
  28. w
  29. b
  30. knit
  31. k
  32. l
  33. l
  34. w
  35. foreign
  36. write
  37. t
  38. soften
  39. g
  40. folk

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation