The silent letter: a word of the family makes it heard

On the left, a word of the family: laitier, grandir, dentiste. On the right, the word without its last letter: lai, gran, den, and a box. The child says the word on the left, hears the t or the d, and writes it in the box. It is the strategy French schools teach to spell the end of words. Lexikit only offers the families where a word really makes the letter heard.

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Worksheet with chaton, dentiste and laitier, and the words cha, den, lai to complete — First page, made in Lexikit with the words chat, dent, jardin and lait.

In 3 steps

Add families with a silent letter: type lait, grand, dent, froid, petit… Lexikit also suggests the ones that have one.
Choose the size: six lines large, nine normal.
Print: the instruction at the top, the answer key at the end.

What you can set

The word of the family on the left, the word to complete on the right
Six or nine lines per page, depending on the size
Writing in capitals, print or cursive
Answer key page
On screen: the word of the family, the letter to touch among three

Ways to use it

Find the silent letter of a word before writing it
In dictation, check the end of words with a word of the family
In speech therapy, link the spoken and the written form of a word

Frequently asked questions

Why do some families give no line?

Only the families where a word ends with a silent letter, which another word of the family makes heard, give a line. The jardin family has no silent letter, so it is left out.

Your turn

Open Lexikit, write your words, choose a resource: all that is left is to print. Free, no account, and your words stay on your device.