Silent Letters in English Words: 50-Word Spelling Test

Silent letters — letters you can see but can't hear — are one of the hardest parts of English spelling. This collection has 50 English words with silent letters in them, grouped by the silent letter inside each word: silent K (knife, knee, knight), silent W (wrong, wrist, sword), silent B (climb, thumb, doubt), silent L (walk, calm, should), silent GH (night, high, thought), silent H (honest, ghost, hour), and many more.

Designed for A2 and B1 learners who want to stop dropping silent letters when they write. Listen to each word, read a short example sentence, and type your answer. Easy mode shows the first letter; Hard mode is dictation only — perfect dictation practice before exams.

Build stronger spelling habits with the 50 most commonly misspelled English words or practice tricky pairs in the Their/There/They're homophones collection.