Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 879 · 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 “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) castle (c) half
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) sign (c) sword
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) doubt (c) half
13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) gnome (c) whistle
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) salmon (c) reign
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) wrap (c) knife
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) listen (c) sign
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) write (c) design
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) honest (c) plumber
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) kneel (c) gnome
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) would (c) sword
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g

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