Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 714 · 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 “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) doubt (c) half
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) sword (c) folk
15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) would (c) answer
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) plumber (c) rhino
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
21. 21.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) salmon (c) ghost
22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) reign (c) whistle
23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) honest (c) sword
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) rhyme (c) yolk
26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) knife (c) soften
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) debt (c) could
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) would (b) wrist (c) rhyme
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) folk (c) fasten

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