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Silent Consonants

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are Silent Letters ?

a)

Silent letters are letters found in words that are not pronounced.

b)

Silent letters are letters found in words that are pronounced.

c)

Silent letters are words that are not pronounced.

d)

Silent letters are words that are pronounced.

2.

What are the groups in which the silent letters are divided? 

a)

Exocentric and Endocentric combinations

b)

Inert and Dummy letters

c)

Auxiliary and Dummy letters

d)

Endocentric combination and Auxiliary

3.

Which vowels we don't need to pronounce the letter L?

a)

The letter L is usually pronounced after the vowels: a e u

b)

The letter L is usually pronounced after the vowels: a o u

c)

The letter L is usually pronounced after the vowels: a e o

d)

The letter L is usually pronounced after the vowels: a i u

4.

C is usually mute before the letters:

a)

T and Q

b)

Q and P

c)

K and Q

d)

K and T

5.

The letter b can act as a silent letter when it comes:

a)

Before T and after M

b)

Before M and after T

c)

Before P and after M

d)

Before m and after P

6.

Which letter isn't pronounced in this world: signature

a)

G

b)

T

c)

S

d)

E

7.

Which letter is always silent?

a)

K

b)

C

c)

L

d)

H

8.

The letter P is not pronounced at the beginning of many words using the combination:

a)

PH

b)

PN

c)

PT

d)

Neither of them

9.

Auxiliary letters are divided into:

a)

Inert letters

b)

Exocentric and Inert combinations

c)

Exocentric and Endocentric combinations

d)

Endocentric and Inert letters

10.

The letter U is not pronounced when:

a)

It comes after G

b)

It comes after C

c)

It comes after K

d)

It comes after L