Grade 4 Spelling: Silent Letter Words
Ten words to practise: knife, knee, knock, wrist, wrong and more.
Silent Letter Words
Name:Date:Score:
Fill in the missing letters to spell each word.
- 1kni__
- 2k_e_
- 3k_o_k
- 4wr_s_
- 5wr_n_
- 6l__b
- 7t__mb
- 8c__mb
- 9ca__le
- 10lis__n
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Silent Letter Words
Name:Date:Score:
Unscramble the letters to spell the spelling word.
- 1e f n k i →
- 2e e k n →
- 3n c k o k →
- 4w t i s r →
- 5g w n o r →
- 6m b l a →
- 7t m h b u →
- 8l b m i c →
- 9c l a s e t →
- 10s i l t e n →
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Silent Letter Words
Name:Date:Score:
Look, say, cover, write and check. Write each spelling word three times.
- 1knife
- 2knee
- 3knock
- 4wrist
- 5wrong
- 6lamb
- 7thumb
- 8climb
- 9castle
- 10listen
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Answer key — Sheet A (10 answers)
- 1. knife
- 2. knee
- 3. knock
- 4. wrist
- 5. wrong
- 6. lamb
- 7. thumb
- 8. climb
- 9. castle
- 10. listen
Answer key — Sheet B (10 answers)
- 1. knife
- 2. knee
- 3. knock
- 4. wrist
- 5. wrong
- 6. lamb
- 7. thumb
- 8. climb
- 9. castle
- 10. listen
Answer key — Sheet C (10 answers)
- 1. knife
- 2. knee
- 3. knock
- 4. wrist
- 5. wrong
- 6. lamb
- 7. thumb
- 8. climb
- 9. castle
- 10. listen
About this skill
This list focuses on silent letter words. Sheet A fills in missing letters, Sheet B unscrambles the words and Sheet C is a look-say-cover-write practice page.
How to teach it
- Use look-say-cover-write-check for each word.
- Practise a few minutes every day rather than the night before the test.
- Say the word, then clap the syllables.
Mistakes to watch for
- Guessing from the sound only — check against the pattern.
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