WEEK Silent Letters

27 k, w, l, b

DAY Reading Words with Silent Letters: k, w

Read aloud the focus statement. Then point to the first example and say: This word is knot. Say knot. (knot)
1 Do you hear /k/ at the beginning of knot? (no) What sound do you hear? (/n/) Repeat the process for write.
Then read the directions and call students’ attention to number 1. Say: Point to the knife. Say knife. (knife)
Now run your finger under the word as we read it together: knife. Do you hear the /k/ sound in knife? (no) The
letter k is crossed out to show that it is silent. Repeat the process with the remaining pictures.
Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to each word I say. Then write the word you hear. 1. wrap (as in to wrap a gift) 2. knife

DAY Reading Words with Silent Letters: l, b

Read aloud the focus statement. Then point to the first example and say: This is the word calf. Say calf.
2 (calf) Do you hear /l/ in /k ă f/? (no) What sound do you hear at the end? (/f/) Repeat the process for comb.
Then read the directions and call students’ attention to number 1. Say: Point to the lamb. Say lamb. (lamb)
Now run your finger under the word as we read it together: lamb. Do you hear the sound of the letter b in lamb?
(no) The letter b is crossed out to show that it is silent. Repeat the process with the remaining pictures.
Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to each word I say. Then write the word you hear. 1. thumb 2. half

DAY Writing Words with Silent Letters: k, w, l, b

Read the directions and call students’ attention to the word box. Say: Point to the first word. It says lamb.
3 Run your finger under the letters and read it with me: lamb. Which letter is silent in lamb? (b) Write the word
on the line in the box that says silent b. Repeat the process for the remaining words.
Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to this sentence. Then write it on the line: Did you knock your wrist?

DAY Reading Words with Silent Letters: k, w, l, b

Read the directions and call students’ attention to phrase number 1. Say: Let’s read number 1 together:
4 a tight knot. The word in bold has a silent letter. Underline the silent letter. Which picture goes with a tight
knot? (the rope with a knot in it) Draw a line from the words to the picture of the knot. Repeat the process
for the remaining phrases.
Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to each word I say. Write the word that you hear. 1. knit 2. wrist

DAY Reading Words with Silent Letters: k, w, l, b

Read the directions and call students’ attention to number 1. Say: This picture shows someone writing with
5 a piece of chalk. Let’s read the incomplete sentence together: You can with . Now point to the
words in the gray bar. Let’s read them together: chalk, write. Which word belongs on the first line? (write) Write it
on the first line. Now you know what word to write on the next line. After students have finished writing, say:
Now let’s read the sentence together: You can write with chalk. Have students complete the remaining
sentences independently. After they finish, guide students in reading the completed sentences.
Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to this sentence. Then write it on the line: I cut my knee.

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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Day 1
Listen for It 27

Sometimes a consonant is silent. It does not have

Focus
a sound. The letter k is often silent before n.
The letter w is often silent before r.

k not w r i te

Say the picture name. Listen to the letter-sounds.

Cross out the silent letter at the beginning of each word.

1 2 3

k n i fe knee w ra p
4 5 6

w re n ch w re a t h k n ig ht
7 8 9

w r is t knit k nock

Dictation

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Week
Day 2
Listen for It 27

The letter l is often silent before the letters f and k.

Focus
The letter b is silent at the end of some words.

ca l f co m b

Say the picture name. Listen to the letter-sounds.

Cross out the silent letter in the word.

1 2 3

lamb half yo l k
4 5 6

thumb ta l k cl i m b
7 8 9

cha l k wa l k cr u m b

Dictation

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Week
Day 3
Write It 27

Word Box
lamb knife talk wrap
knock chalk write climb
calf crumb knee wrist

Read each word in the Word Box. Write the word under the correct silent letter.

s i l e nt k s i l e nt w

s i l e nt l s i l e nt b

Dictation

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Week
Day 4
Read It 27

Read the words. Underline the silent letter in the bold word.
Then draw a line to the matching picture.

1 a tight knot

2 a lit tle crumb

3 talk a lot

4 white chalk

5 an egg yolk

6 a sharp knife

Dictation

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Week
Day 5
Read It 27

Write the missing words. Then read the sentence.

chalk write

You can with .

lamb comb

You can the .

3
yolk knife

Cut the egg with

a .
4
climb knot

Hold onto the and

up the rope.

Dictation

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