Hidden Letters in Silent Letter Words

Read the Word List aloud together first. Have your child count the boxes in a row to find the word, then fill in the missing letters and say the word. Check with the answer key.

Fill in missing letters to spell 6 silent letter words like knowledge, wrestle and autumn, 4 times each. In a hidden letters puzzle, some letters of a word are missing. You write the missing letters to spell the whole word. The directions on the page read: Read the 6 words in the Word List. Each word is shown 4 times with different letters hidden. Write the missing letter in each empty box. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 5th Grade spelling, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with hidden letters. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Each word is shown 4 times with a different set of letters missing, so your child has to think about every part of the word, not just the start. Writing the same word several times in a row helps the spelling stick.

They have double letters in places that are easy to miss, like the rr and ss in embarrass, or silent letters like the k in knowledge. Seeing each word with different letters hidden makes your child check every letter, not just the start.

Yes. All 4 5th grade hidden letters sheets have an answer key that fills in every missing letter.