Silent Letters Practice Sheet

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Silent ‘g’ is followed by ‘n’. Silent ‘u’ can be followed by ‘e’ or ‘i’.
Silent ‘w’ is usually followed by ‘r’ or ‘h’. Silent ‘n’ comes after ‘m’.
Silent ‘b’ can follow ‘m’ or be followed by ‘t’. Silent ‘t’ usually comes after ‘f’ or ‘s’.
Silent ‘h’ can follow ‘c’, ‘g’, ‘k’, ‘r’ or ‘w’ Silent ‘k’ is followed by ‘n’

• Use the rules above to help add the missing silent letter to the
following words. Write the whole word in the box underneath.

clim__ __nife lis__en __naw stomac__

colum__ r__ubarb bisc__it crum__ wres__le

si__n b__ild r__inoceros __nock dou__t

__nuckle cas__le __nome sc__ool hym__

g__itar w__isper glis__en ec__o __nee

autum__ tom__ g__ost __nat this__le

__night anc__or __ho g__ess __riggle

circ__it s__ord bom__ __not w__ite

w__eel __nife desi__n thum__ fas__en

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