Practise and apply spelling words with the silent letters "b", "w", "k" and "g"

English

In this unit, pupils learn the spelling and grammar conventions used with the suffixes -ly, -ful and -less.  In 'Prefixes, Homonyms and Homophones', pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions used with prefixes meaning 'not' and the spelling of homophones and homonyms.

In ‘Capital letters and numerals’, pupils learnt the spelling and grammar conventions used with common suffixes: -ed and -ing. In this unit, pupils build on this knowledge, learning the spelling and grammar conventions used with the suffixes -ly, -ful and -less.

In this unit, pupils learn spelling and grammar conventions used with the suffixes -ly, -ful and -less, as well as the spelling of words with silent letters. Pupils will learn how the addition of a suffix can affect the grammar of a word, for example its word class or tense.

More suffixes and silent letters

Match the words to the spellings of the 'n' sound.

Match the words to the spellings of the 'm' sound.

Match the words to the spellings of the 'r' sound.

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'A baby sheep is a **lam**.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'A **sentins** needs a capital letter and a full stop.'

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'She **rigeld** out of her coat.'

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I hurt my **thum**.'

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I **nyoo** how to find the shop.'

Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Please read the **sine**.'

Starter Quiz