Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 849 · 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 “k”? (a) ghost (b) wrap (c) knit
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) soften (c) knot
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) yolk (c) wrap
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) knob (c) reign
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) wrist (c) crumb
15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) foreign (c) salmon
16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) design (c) tomb
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) salmon (c) gnome
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knot (b) foreign (c) fasten
29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) gnat (c) write
30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) whistle (c) kneel
31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) folk (b) fasten (c) rhyme
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) talk (c) knob
38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) kneel (c) knit
39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) crumb (c) sword
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation