Silent Letters - Grade 3 Phonics Worksheet - Read the words aloud

Oct 12, 2026

Grade 3 phonics worksheet focused on identifying silent letters in common words. Students read each word aloud, then color the letters that are silent. The activity clarifies that not every word has a silent letter, guiding learners to notice letter patterns. A follow-up section asks students to use three target words in sentences and circle the word that contains the silent letter. Answers vary.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages3

Reading Time8 min

AccessFree to download

Silent letters

Read and color silent letters

Use three words in sentences and circle the target

Silent letters Grade 3 Phonics Worksheet Read the words aloud. Then color in the silent letters. Hint: Not all words have a silent letter! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. | l | a | m | b | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | s | c | e | n | e | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | c | a | r | r | o | t | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | b | i | t | e | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | g | n | a | t | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | d | o | o | r | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | h | o | u | r | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | k | n | e | e | | --- | --- | --- | --- | 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. | u | m | b | r | e | l | l | a | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | c | r | u | m | b | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | d | e | e | r | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | f | l | o | w | e | r | s | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | n | i | c | e | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | w | r | a | p | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | g | a | m | e | | --- | --- | --- | --- | 9. 10. 11. | b | a | s | k | e | t | b | a | l | l | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | t | a | l | k | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | w | r | e | c | k | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | Use three of the words with silent letters in a sentence. Circle the word with the silent letter. 1. 2. 3. Answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. | l | a | m | b | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | s | c | e | n | e | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | c | a | r | r | o | t | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | b | i | t | e | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | g | n | a | t | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | d | o | o | r | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | h | o | u | r | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | k | n | e | e | | --- | --- | --- | --- | 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. | u | m | b | r | e | l | l | a | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | c | r | u | m | b | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | d | e | e | r | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | f | l | o | w | e | r | s | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | n | i | c | e | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | w | r | a | p | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | g | a | m | e | | --- | --- | --- | --- | 9. 10. 11. | b | a | s | k | e | t | b | a | l | l | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | t | a | l | k | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | w | r | e | c | k | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | Use three of the words with silent letters in a sentence. Circle the word with the silent letter. Answers will vary.

FAQs

What should students do with the words on this worksheet?

Students read the words aloud and color in the silent letters.

Does every word on the worksheet contain a silent letter?

No. The hint says not all words have a silent letter.

What is the sentence-writing task in the worksheet?

Students use three of the silent-letter words in sentences and circle the word with the silent letter.

Oct 12, 2026

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