Grade 2 English worksheet focusing on silent letters, with definitions, examples, and practice words for students to underline silent letters.

Absolutely! Let’s solve this “Silent Letters” worksheet step by step.

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✔ What is a Silent Letter?

As defined in the worksheet:
> *A silent letter is written in a word but left unpronounced.*

Examples given:
- k in *knife* → we say /naɪf/, not /knaɪf/
- b in *doubt* → we say /daʊt/, not /dʌbt/
- r in *finger* → we say /ˈfɪŋɡər/, but the ‘r’ is often silent in some accents (though in many modern pronunciations, it’s lightly pronounced — for Grade 2, it’s taught as silent)

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## 🔍 Let’s go word by word and underline the silent letter:

Left Column:

1. knock → Pronounced /nɒk/
→ The ‘k’ is silent. ✔️
→ Underline: k

2. wrench → Pronounced /rentʃ/
→ The ‘w’ is silent. ✔️
→ Underline: w

3. lamb → Pronounced /læm/
→ The ‘b’ is silent. ✔️
→ Underline: b

4. knotted → Pronounced /nɒtɪd/
→ The ‘k’ is silent. ✔️
→ Underline: k

5. wrecker → Pronounced /rekər/
→ The ‘w’ is silent. ✔️
→ Underline: w

6. slick → Pronounced /slɪk/
→ All letters are pronounced. ✘
→ No silent letter

7. wrong → Pronounced /rɒŋ/
→ The ‘w’ is silent. ✔️
→ Underline: w

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Right Column:

8. whom → Pronounced /huːm/
→ The ‘w’ is silent. ✔️
→ Underline: w

9. sign → Pronounced /saɪn/
→ The ‘g’ is silent. ✔️
→ Underline: g

10. tomb → Pronounced /tuːm/
→ The ‘b’ is silent. ✔️
→ Underline: b

11. writing → Pronounced /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
→ The ‘e’ is not silent — it helps make the ‘i’ long. But wait — actually, the ‘e’ at the end of “write” is silent, but in “writing”, it’s dropped. Hmm… let’s check:
→ In “write” → /raɪt/ → the ‘e’ is silent.
→ In “writing” → still, the ‘e’ is not present — so no silent letter here?
→ Actually, no silent letter in “writing” — all letters are pronounced or serve a purpose.
→ No silent letter

12. ascent → Pronounced /ˈæsent/
→ The ‘c’ is silent. ✔️
→ Underline: c

13. knife → Pronounced /naɪf/
→ The ‘k’ is silent. ✔️
→ Underline: k

14. descend → Pronounced /dɪˈsend/
→ The ‘c’ is silent. ✔️
→ Underline: c

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## 🖊️ Final Answer (Underlined Silent Letters):

Here’s how you would mark the worksheet:

```
knock → underline the k
wrench → underline the w
lamb → underline the b
knotted → underline the k
wrecker → underline the w
slick → ✘ no silent letter
wrong → underline the w

whom → underline the w
sign → underline the g
tomb → underline the b
writing → ✘ no silent letter
ascent → underline the c
knife → underline the k
descend → underline the c
```

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## 💡 Teaching Tip for Grade 2:
You can help students remember by saying:
> “Look for tricky letters at the beginning or end that don’t make a sound — like ‘k’ before ‘n’, ‘w’ before ‘r’, or ‘b’ after ‘m’.”

Also, practice saying the words aloud together — it makes spotting silent letters easier!

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✔ All done! You’ve successfully identified and underlined all the silent letters in the worksheet.