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Silent Letters Practice

A Grade 2 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and understanding silent letters in words.

Grade 2 ELA GrammarPhonicsLetter SoundsSilent Letters
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Fill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceShort AnswerTrue / FalseWord BankLong Answer

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.3.A

Topics

ELAGrade 2PhonicsSilent LettersGrammar
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Silent Letters Practice

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. Remember, a silent letter is a letter that is written but not spoken.

Circle the silent letter in each word.

1. kno 

2. wri 

3. gues 

4. tal 

Which word has a silent 'k'?

a

kite

b

knee

c

keep

d

king

Which word has a silent 'w'?

a

wish

b

walk

c

write

d

water

Write a word that has a silent 'g'.

Write a word that has a silent 'h'.

The word 'lamb' has a silent 'b'.

T

True

F

False

The word 'hour' has a silent 'o'.

T

True

F

False

Use the words in the bank to complete the sentences below. Each word has a silent letter.

knife
gnome
whistle
thumb

1. I use a   to cut my food.

2. The little garden   had a red hat.

3. The referee blew his  .

4. I hurt my   when I closed the door.

Write two sentences using words with silent letters. Underline the silent letters in your sentences.