Quiz no. 1313 (Silent letters)- 50q

## Part 1: Silent B, C, and D

**1. Which of the following words contains a silent 'b'?**

A) Bubble

B) Climb

C) Cabin

D) Number

**2. In which word is the letter 'c' silent?**

A) Muscle

B) Picnic

C) Critic

D) Camera

**3. Identify the word with a silent 'd'.**

A) Ladder

B) Wednesday

C) Decide

D) Standard

**4. Choose the word where 'b' is NOT silent.**

A) Subtle

B) Debt

C) Thimble

D) Tomb

**5. In the word "scent", which letter is silent?**

A) s

B) c

C) e

D) n

**6. Which word has a silent 'd'?**

A) Edge

B) Driver

C) Danger

D) Candle

**7. In which word is the 'b' silent because it follows an 'm' at the end of a root word?**

A) Submarine

B) Crumb

C) Marble

D) Combine

**8. Which of the following words has a silent 'c'?**

A) Concept

B) Fascination

C) Arctic

D) Sceptic (UK) / Skeptic (US)

**9. In the word "handsome", which letter is silent?**

A) h

B) d

C) e

D) n

**10. Identify the word where the 'b' is completely silent.**

A) Doubt

B) Ribbon

C) Absolute

D) Blackboard

## Part 2: Silent E, G, and H

**11. What is the primary function of the silent 'e' at the end of the word "bite"?**

A) It makes the 't' sound softer.

B) It makes the preceding vowel ('i') long.

C) It has no function at all.

D) It changes the 'b' to a hard sound.

**12. In which word is the letter 'g' silent?**

A) Ghost

B) Sign

C) Magnet

D) Sugar

**13. Identify the word with a silent 'h'.**

A) Honest

B) Hospital

C) History

D) Happy

**14. Which of the following words contains a silent 'g'?**

A) Signature

B) Glisten

C) Champagne

D) Gargle

**15. In which word does the 'h' remain silent?**

A) Behind

B) Hour

C) House

D) Human

**16. Choose the word that ends in a silent 'e' which changes the vowel sound.**

A) Have

B) Give

C) Rope

D) Done

**17. In the word "foreign", which letter is silent?**

A) o

B) r

C) g

D) i

**18. Which word features a silent 'g' at the beginning?**

A) Gnat

B) Giant

C) Gear

D) Guess

**19. In which of these words is the 'h' pronounced?**

A) Vehicle

B) Rhythm

C) Ghost

D) Hero

**20. Choose the word with a silent 'g'.**

A) Resign

B) Recognize

C) Igloo

D) Segment

## Part 3: Silent K, L, and N

**21. In which word is the letter 'k' silent?**

A) Sketch

B) Knee

C) Kitten

D) Kick

**22. Identify the word with a silent 'l'.**

A) Salmon

B) Almond

C) Calm

D) All of the above

**23. In the word "autumn", which letter is silent?**

A) u

B) t

C) m

D) n

**24. Which of the following words has a silent 'k'?**

A) Blanket

B) Knowledge

C) Monkey

D) Market

**25. In which word is the letter 'l' NOT silent?**

A) Half

B) Talk

C) Film

D) Could

**26. Identify the word with a silent 'n'.**

A) Hymn

B) Banner

C) Animal

D) Ocean

**27. What rule applies to the silent 'k' in English?**

A) It is silent when followed by 'e' at the end of a word.

B) It is silent at the beginning of a word when followed by 'n'.

C) It is silent when preceded by 'c'.

D) It is silent when followed by 's'.

**28. In the word "yolk", which letter is silent?**

A) y

B) o

C) l

D) k

**29. Which word contains a silent 'n' at the end?**

A) Column

B) Common

C) Crown

D) Cabin

**30. Choose the word with a silent 'l'.**

A) Bold

B) Chalk

C) Melon

D) Silver

## Part 4: Silent P, T, and W

**31. In which word is the letter 'p' silent?**

A) Psychology

B) Receipt

C) Pneumonia

D) All of the above

**32. Identify the word with a silent 't'.**

A) Castle

B) Little

C) Faster

D) Active

**33. In which word is the letter 'w' silent?**

A) Write

B) Window

C) Water

D) Winter

**34. Choose the word where 'p' is silent.**

A) Empty

B) Coup

C) Simple

D) Puppet

**35. In the word "listen", which letter is silent?**

A) l

B) i

C) s

D) t

**36. Which of the following words contains a silent 'w'?**

A) Answer

B) Awful

C) Weather

D) Award

**37. In which word is the 't' silent?**

A) Whistle

B) Butter

C) Total

D) Blast

**38. Identify the word with a silent 'w' at the beginning.**

A) Wrong

B) West

C) Work

D) Wish

**39. In the word "raspberry", which letter is silent?**

A) s

B) p

C) b

D) e

**40. Which word has a silent 't' due to the "-ften" or "-sten" pattern?**

A) Soften

B) Often

C) Fasten

D) All of the above

## Part 5: Mixed Silent Letters & Advanced Patterns

**41. In the word "island", which letter is silent?**

A) i

B) s

C) l

D) a

**42. Which letter is silent in the word "guitar"?**

A) g

B) u

C) i

D) r

**43. Identify the silent letter(s) in the word "through".**

A) h

B) gh

C) u

D) o

**44. In the word "sword", which letter is silent?**

A) s

B) w

C) o

D) r

**45. Which letter is silent in the word "biscuit"?**

A) s

B) c

C) u

D) i

**46. In the word "aisle", which letter is silent?**

A) a

B) i

C) s

D) l

**47. Which of the following words has a silent 'u'?**

A) Build

B) Guide

C) Guest

D) All of the above

**48. In the word "choir", the pronunciation hides which silent/modified letter pattern?**

A) The 'ch' sounds like 'qu' and 'o' is virtually silent/modified.

B) The 'r' is completely silent.

C) The 'i' is silent.

D) The 'h' is the only silent letter.

**49. Which letter is silent in the word "debris"?**

A) d

B) e

C) b

D) s

**50. In the word "yacht", which letters are silent?**

A) y

B) a

C) ch

D) t