Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 889 · 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 “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) plumber (c) foreign
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) walk (b) knit (c) rhyme
10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) soften (c) sword
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
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 word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) whole (c) yolk
17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) crumb (c) rhino
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) castle (c) wrist
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whole (b) sign (c) rhino
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) knob (c) comb
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) comb (c) design
28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) knight (c) honest
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) crumb (c) listen
36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knight (c) salmon
37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) talk (c) answer
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) fasten (c) gnome

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