Kn or Wr? Sort the Silent Letter Words

Say each word aloud and have your child listen for the letter that makes no sound before circling it. Do the kn, wr and mb pages one at a time, then the mixed pages. Check with the answer key.

Circle the silent letter in kn and wr words, then sort the words from a word bank into two columns. A silent letter is a letter you see in a word but do not hear when you say the word. The directions on the page read: Read each word in the Word Bank. Then, circle its silent letter. Then, write each word on a line under Kn or Wr. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 1st Grade phonics, 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 silent letters. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

A silent letter is a letter you see in a word but do not hear when you say it, like the k in knee or the b in lamb. Each sheet starts with this definition and a rule box.

The most common pairs are kn, where the k is silent, wr, where the w is silent, and mb, where the b is silent. This set also adds the silent l in walk, talk and chalk.

Say the word, then point to the letter you do not hear. Group words by pattern, like knee, knot and knock, so your child sees the same spelling again and again. The sort and word search pages are built for this.

Yes. All eight 1st grade silent letters sheets have an answer key.

First graders learn long vowel patterns (CVCe like 'make'), common vowel teams (ai, ea, oa), consonant digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh), and r-controlled vowels (ar, or, er). Per CCSS RF.1.3, they should decode regularly spelled one-syllable words and read words with inflectional endings.

Most first grade programs expect students to read 100-200 high-frequency sight words by year end. These include common words that do not follow standard phonics rules (the, was, said, could). Daily practice with sight word worksheets and reading builds automatic recognition.