Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 969 · 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 “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) knot (c) rhino
3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) whistle (c) gnome
4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) tomb (c) whole
5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) knot (c) knob
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) half (c) sword
8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) talk (c) wrist
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) plumber (c) knight
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) comb (c) wrist
17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) debt (c) folk
18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) half (b) wrist (c) gnome
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) knob (c) sign
22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knit (c) answer
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) doubt (c) fasten
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) yolk (c) write
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n

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