SH Silent Letters

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SH! Silent Letters

• Created by Connie Campbell

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What are silent letters?

• Some letters in words do not make a sound. They
  are silent. The letters in this exercise that
  are silent include the h as in honor, l as in
  calf, b as in comb, g as in sign, and n as in
  column.

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Can you find the silent letters?

• CONDEMN
• D
• M
• N

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Nope!

• In CONDEMN the N is silent.

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Yes!

• In CONDEMN the N is silent.

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Can you find the silent letters?

• HYMN
• Y
• M
• N

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Nope!

• In HYMN the M is silent.

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Yes!

• In HYMN the M is silent.

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Can you find the silent letters?

• RESIGN
• R
• N
• G

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Nope!

• In RESIGN the G is silent.

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Yes!

• In RESIGN the G is silent.

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Can you find the silent letters?

• YOLK
• Y
• L
• K

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Nope!

• In YOLK the L is silent.

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Yes!

• In YOLK the L is silent.

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Can you find the silent letters?

• LIMB
• L
• M
• B

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Nope!

• In LIMB the B is silent.

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Yes!

• In LIMB the B is silent.

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Can you find the silent letters?

• AUTUMN
• N
• T
• M

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Nope!

• In AUTUMN the N is silent.

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Yes!

• In AUTUMN the N is silent.

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Can you find the silent letters?

• CAMPAIGN
• M
• G
• N

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Nope!

• In CAMPAIGN the G is silent.

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Yes!

• In CAMPAIGN the G is silent.

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Can you find the silent letters?

• CHALK
• H
• L
• K

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Nope!

• In CHALK the L is silent.

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Yes!

• In CHALK the L is silent.

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Can you find the silent letters?

• SPAGHETTI
• P
• G
• H

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Nope!

• In SPAGHETTI the H is silent.

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Yes!

• In SPAGHETTI the H is silent.

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Can you find the silent letters?

• ASSIGN
• S
• G
• N

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Nope!

• In ASSIGN the G is silent.

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Yes!

• In ASSIGN the G is silent.

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Can you find the silent letters?

• TOMB
• T
• M
• B

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Nope!

• In TOMB the B is silent.

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Yes!

• In TOMB the B is silent.

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Can you find the silent letters?

• SALMON
• L
• M
• N

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Nope!

• In SALMON the L is silent.

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Yes!

• In SALMON the L is silent.

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Can you find the silent letters?

• FOREIGN
• F
• G
• N

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Nope!

• In FOREIGN the G is silent.

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Yes!

• In FOREIGN the G is silent.

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Can you find the silent letters?

• SOLEMN
• L
• M
• N

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Nope!

• In SOLEMN the N is silent.

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Yes!

• In SOLEMN the N is silent.

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Can you find the silent letters?

• HOUR
• H
• U
• R

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Nope!

• In HOUR the H is silent.

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Yes!

• In HOUR the H is silent.

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Can you find the silent letters?

• CRUMB
• C
• M
• B

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Nope!

• In CRUMB the B is silent.

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Yes!

• In CRUMB the B is silent.

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How did you do?

• Try your hand at spelling these words without
  sounds.