Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 735 · 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 “w”? (a) talk (b) salmon (c) answer
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) kneel (c) plumber
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) comb (b) knit (c) honest
7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) plumber (c) write
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) debt (c) rhino
15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) fasten (c) knob
16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) doubt (c) rhyme
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) knight (c) crumb
25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) foreign (c) knife
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) yolk (c) doubt
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) knot (c) listen
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) doubt (c) answer
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g

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