Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 818 · 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 letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) sign (c) soften
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) wrist (c) gnome
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) yolk (c) half
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) crumb (c) gnat
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhino (b) lamb (c) whistle
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) castle (b) plumber (c) wrap
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) wrap (c) debt
31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) knife (c) answer
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) knot (c) tomb
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) knife (c) folk
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) talk (c) castle
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l

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