Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 846 · 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 “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) rhyme (c) lamb
3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) reign (c) debt
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) rhyme (c) folk
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) write (c) tomb
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) wrap (c) knit
13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) gnat (c) honest
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) wrist (c) knight
20. 20.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) castle (c) salmon
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) tomb (c) knot
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) would (c) crumb
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) answer (c) castle
30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) kneel (c) folk
31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knight (c) tomb
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) whistle (c) knife
34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) soften (c) knob
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) crumb (c) gnome
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) talk (c) design

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