Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 832 · 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 “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) gnat (c) salmon
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) honest (c) could
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) lamb (b) listen (c) rhino
7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) wrap (c) reign
10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) would (c) whistle
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) reign (c) foreign
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) knot (c) salmon
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) rhyme (c) design
17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) rhino (c) sword
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
19. 19.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) rhino (c) listen
20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) answer (c) whistle
21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) gnat (c) folk
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) knot (c) ghost
27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) fasten (c) castle
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) gnat (c) whole
34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) knight (c) half
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) write (c) half
37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) foreign (c) walk
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p

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