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Silent Letters--Shhhh! Trivia Quiz

I give you two or three words. You tell me which letter is silent in both or in all three.

A multiple-choice quiz by robynraymer. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
robynraymer

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
91,441

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
17220

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 85 (9/10), Guest 94 (8/10), Guest 81 (10/10).

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1. Which letter is silent in comb, limb, and lamb? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which letter is silent in knee, know, and knot? Hint

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3. Which letter is silent in ghost, heir, and hour? Hint

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4. Which letter is silent in raspberry and cupboard? Hint

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5. Which letter is silent in wrinkle, wreck, and wrist? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which letter is silent in solemn and column? Hint

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7. Which letter is silent in castle and nestle? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which word has a silent B? Hint

limber

doubt

rubber

robes

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Question 9 of 10

9. Here's a tricky one: In the word phone, what sound do the letters PH make? Hint

an F sound

an H sound

a P sound

a J sound

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Question 10 of 10

10. Another tricky one: in light, tight, and taught, which letter or letters are silent? Hint

G and H

H and T

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which letter is silent in comb, limb, and lamb?

Answer: B

In LUMBER and LIMBER, the B is not silent.

2. Which letter is silent in knee, know, and knot?

Answer: K

Other words with silent K include knit, knife, and knapsack.

3. Which letter is silent in ghost, heir, and hour?

Answer: H

Other words with silent H include ghastly, and ghoulish.

4. Which letter is silent in raspberry and cupboard?

Answer: P

5. Which letter is silent in wrinkle, wreck, and wrist?

Answer: W

Other words with silent W include wrap and wren.

6. Which letter is silent in solemn and column?

Answer: N

In the word alumni, the N is not silent. Alumni is a plural noun that means "people who have graduated from a certain college or school."

7. Which letter is silent in castle and nestle?

Answer: T

Wrestling has a silent T, too.

8. Which word has a silent B?

Answer: doubt

Without a doubt, this word can be hard to spell.

9. Here's a tricky one: In the word phone, what sound do the letters PH make?

Answer: an F sound

Other words with PH pronounced F include phony and elephant.

10. Another tricky one: in light, tight, and taught, which letter or letters are silent?

Answer: G and H

English spellings can be hard to learn, since we have so many words with silent letters, or letters that are pronounced in strange ways. The best way to learn to spell correctly is to read many, many books. Have you read the Harry Potter books yet? They're great!

Source: Author robynraymer

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