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Silent Letters

Knife, lamb, island, Wednesday: find the letter you can't hear, and spot the right spelling. Great for spelling practice.

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The questions

  1. 1

    Which letter is silent in "knife"?

    • F
    • I
    • K
    • N

    Answer: K

  2. 2

    Which letter is silent in "lamb"?

    • A
    • B
    • L
    • M

    Answer: B

  3. 3

    Which letter is silent in "write"?

    • I
    • R
    • T
    • W

    Answer: W

  4. 4

    Which letter is silent in "island"?

    • D
    • I
    • L
    • S

    Answer: S

  5. 5

    Which letter is silent in "hour"?

    • H
    • O
    • R
    • U

    Answer: H

  6. 6

    Which letter is silent in "listen"?

    • L
    • N
    • S
    • T

    Answer: T

  7. 7

    Which letter is silent in "castle"?

    • The C
    • The L
    • The S
    • The T

    Answer: The T

  8. 8

    Which letter is silent in "climb"?

    • The B
    • The C
    • The L
    • The M

    Answer: The B

  9. 9

    Which letter is silent in "knee"?

    • None
    • The E
    • The K
    • The N

    Answer: The K

  10. 10

    Which letter is silent in "honest"?

    • The H
    • The N
    • The O
    • The T

    Answer: The H

  11. 11

    Which letter is silent in "Wednesday"?

    • The first D
    • The N
    • The W
    • The Y

    Answer: The first D

  12. 12

    Which letter is silent in "ghost"?

    • The H after the G
    • The O after the H
    • The S before the T
    • The T at the end

    Answer: The H after the G

  13. 13

    Which letter is silent in "half"?

    • The A
    • The F
    • The H
    • The L

    Answer: The L

  14. 14

    Which letter is silent in "knock"?

    • No letter is silent
    • The K at the start
    • The N after the K
    • The O in the middle

    Answer: The K at the start

  15. 15

    Which letter is silent in "wrong"?

    • The G at the end
    • The O in the middle
    • The R after the W
    • The W at the start

    Answer: The W at the start

  16. 16

    Which letter is silent in "thumb"?

    • The B at the end
    • The H after the T
    • The M before the B
    • The T at the start

    Answer: The B at the end

  17. 17

    Which letter is silent in "salmon"?

    • The L in the middle
    • The M after the L
    • The N at the end
    • The S at the start

    Answer: The L in the middle

  18. 18

    Which letter is silent in "scissors"?

    • The C
    • The first S
    • The I
    • The R

    Answer: The C

  19. 19

    How do you spell the word for a soldier in armour on a horse?

    • Knight
    • Kniht
    • Knite
    • Nite

    Answer: Knight

  20. 20

    How do you spell the word for what you give to a question?

    • Anser
    • Ansewr
    • Answer
    • Answr

    Answer: Answer

  21. 21

    How do you spell the word for the feeling of not being sure?

    • Doubt
    • Doupt
    • Dout
    • Dowt

    Answer: Doubt

  22. 22

    How do you spell the season after summer?

    • Autem
    • Autum
    • Autumn
    • Awtumn

    Answer: Autumn

  23. 23

    How do you spell the thing a referee blows?

    • Whisle
    • Whisstle
    • Whistle
    • Wistle

    Answer: Whistle

  24. 24

    How do you spell the word for all the facts you have learned?

    • Knolledge
    • Knowledge
    • Knowlege
    • Nowledge

    Answer: Knowledge