← Silent letters lesson New set →

Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 613 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) salmon (c) could
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) knight (c) crumb
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) salmon (c) knight
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) sign (c) whole
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) whole (c) tomb
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) soften (c) sign
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) debt (b) castle (c) honest
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) fasten (c) could
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) knight (c) doubt
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) listen (c) knife
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) gnome (c) talk
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) plumber (c) rhino

Answer key

  1. l
  2. l
  3. g
  4. k
  5. w
  6. k
  7. t
  8. t
  9. knob
  10. w
  11. g
  12. t
  13. crumb
  14. knight
  15. knot
  16. w
  17. w
  18. t
  19. g
  20. g
  21. w
  22. g
  23. w
  24. whole
  25. soften
  26. t
  27. honest
  28. g
  29. ghost
  30. w
  31. doubt
  32. listen
  33. l
  34. b
  35. talk
  36. b
  37. w
  38. b
  39. l
  40. gnat

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