Soundless but Important: Mastering Silent Letters and Tricky Spellings in Class 3

This Grade 3 English worksheet focuses on silent letters and tricky spellings to help young learners improve spelling accuracy and word recognition. Students learn that some letters are written but not spoken, and others are often confused because they look or sound similar.
The worksheet introduces common silent letter patterns such as kn-, wr-, mb-, -t, and -g, along with frequently misspelled everyday words. Through short, structured tasks, learners practice identifying missing letters, correcting incorrect spellings, and applying spelling rules confidently.
Designed especially for Class 3 students, the activities are visual, age-appropriate, and scaffolded to reduce spelling confusion. The worksheet also includes practice with irregular past tense spellings, helping learners connect spelling with correct verb usage.
By completing these exercises, children strengthen their spelling foundation, improve reading fluency, and gain confidence in writing clear and correct sentences.

Why Silent Letters Matter in Grammar?
Silent letters and tricky spellings are essential for accurate reading and writing. For Grade 3 learners, this topic is important because:
1. Silent letters help children understand why words may not sound the way they are spelled.
2. Tricky spellings reduce common spelling mistakes in everyday writing.
3. Recognizing patterns improves memory and word recall.
4. Correct spelling supports clearer communication and stronger writing skills.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes four spelling-focused activities:

✏️ Exercise 1 – Silent Letters at the Beginning  
Students fill in missing silent letters using patterns like k-, w-, and m- to complete common words.

🧠 Exercise 2 – Silent Letters in the Middle  
Learners identify and add missing silent letters such as -t and -g in familiar words.

📘 Exercise 3 – Correct the Tricky Spellings  
Students rewrite commonly misspelled words with their correct spellings to build accuracy.

📝 Exercise 4 – Irregular Spelling Patterns  
Learners write the correct past tense forms of irregular verbs, strengthening spelling and grammar together.

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Fill in the Missing Silent Letters  
1. knife  
2. knee  
3. write  
4. lamb  
5. wrap  

Exercise 2 – Fill in the Missing Silent Letters  
1. listen  
2. sign  
3. castle  
4. whistle  
5. Christmas  

Exercise 3 – Correct the Spellings  
1. because  
2. friend  
3. little  
4. always  
5. their  
6. again  
7. every  
8. first  
9. tomorrow  
10. which  

Exercise 4 – Irregular Past Tense Forms  
1. teach – taught  
2. catch – caught  
3. bring – brought  
4. buy – bought  
5. think – thought  
6. eat – ate  
7. give – gave  
8. see – saw  
9. make – made  
10. come – came  
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