Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 587 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) answer (c) yolk
4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) knob (c) could
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) fasten (c) crumb
7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) crumb (c) write
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) talk (c) comb
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) wrap (c) whole
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) knob (c) rhyme
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) ghost (c) walk
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) honest (c) knit
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) knot (c) whole
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) rhino (c) debt
29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) doubt (c) honest
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) crumb (c) talk
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) crumb (c) honest
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l

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