Silent Letters Worksheet

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

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