Silent Letters Resource Pack: Teach Tricky Spellings with Engaging, Hands-On Activities

Struggling to teach silent letters effectively? This Silent Letters Pack offers everything you need to help your students master the most confusing parts of English spelling. With five interactive sections, this resource provides structured, engaging, and practical tools to boost confidence and support decoding skills. Each section reinforces pattern recognition, encourages accurate pronunciation, and builds strong spelling foundations.

What’s Inside the Silent Letter Pack?

Every component in this pack is carefully designed to help students identify silent letters and apply their knowledge to unfamiliar words. Let’s take a closer look at what’s included.

Silent Letter Posters

Start with visuals!

Print and display these eye-catching posters to introduce and reinforce silent letter patterns. Use them during whole-class instruction or in small groups for targeted practice. These posters make silent letters visible, memorable, and easy to reference during reading and writing tasks.

Silent Letter Vocabulary Cards

Take learning further with versatile vocabulary cards.

Use them to model correct pronunciation, sort words by silent letter pattern, or create engaging displays. Students will love using these cards for hands-on sorting activities, while you can easily repurpose them as writing prompts or centre activities.

Silent Letter Sorting Activity

Make spelling fun with this colourful sorting game!

Available in full colour and black-and-white, this task allows you to print, laminate, and cut the cards for long-term use. Students will sort each word into its correct "house" based on the silent letter. Add a peer-checking element by having a learning buddy confirm the matches—instant feedback, more engagement!

Silent Letter Jigsaw Puzzles

Next, reinforce recognition with this interactive jigsaw task.

Print in colour and laminate for durability. Then cut each jigsaw into two parts. Students will match word pieces by connecting silent letters to their words. This puzzle format makes spelling practice feel like play, while still developing essential phonics awareness.

Interactive Notebook Pages

Finish strong with cut-and-glue note pages for each student.

These interactive templates require students to cut along the lines, glue into their notebooks, and rewrite the word underneath, circling the silent letter. This personal engagement supports both visual and kinesthetic learning, ensuring deeper retention.

Words Included in the Pack

You’ll cover the most common silent letter patterns with high-frequency words across multiple levels:

• Silent B – comb, lamb, thumb, plumber, bomb, climb
• Silent C – descend, muscle, crescent, scent, scissors, scene
• Silent D – edge, handsome, hedge, handkerchief, wedge, badge
• Silent G – gnome, gnarl, sign, design, gnat, foreign
• Silent H – ghost, what, white, hour, which, rhythm
• Silent K – knot, knee, knit, knock, knead, knight
• Silent L – calf, stalk, half, salmon, yolk, palm
• Silent P – psychic, cupboard, psychedelic, receipt, raspberry, psychiatrist
• Silent T – witch, castle, butcher, watch, listen, match
• Silent W – wrench, wrap, wring, write, wreath, wrist

Designed for Classroom Success

Whether you're running a literacy centre, guiding small-group intervention, or conducting whole-class instruction, this Silent Letter Pack supports explicit teaching, independent practice, and collaborative learning. Transition easily between activities and watch your students become more confident, capable spellers.

Licensing and Copyright

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This resource is for single-classroom use only. To share across multiple classrooms, please purchase the appropriate number of licenses. Redistribution in any form without the author’s consent is prohibited.