Spelling words with the silent letters 'b', 'k', 'g', 'w' and 't'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can spell words that contain the silent letters 'b', 'k', 'g', 'w' and 't'.
Key learning points
- A silent 'b' generally comes towards the end of a word and next to a 't' or after the letter 'm'.
- A silent 'w' might come at the beginning of a word before the letter 'r'.
- A silent 'k' always comes at the beginning of a word and before the letter 'n'.
- A silent 'g' can come at the beginning of a word or at the end of a word, but it generally comes before the letter 'n'.
- How to spell words with the silent letter 't' and the curriculum words: government, parliament, rhyme.
Keywords
Silent letter - a letter in a word that is not pronounced when the word is spoken
Phoneme - the smallest unit of sound that can change its meaning
Grapheme - the letter or group of letters that represent a sound
Digraph - two letters that represent one sound
Common misconception
Pupils may confuse 'silent letters' and 'digraphs'.
'kn' is a digraph making the /n/ sound but, in general, silent letters are individual letters in a word that are not pronounced, whereas digraphs are pairs of letters that represent a single sound.
Teacher tip
There is a lot of vocabulary in this lesson. Ensure that all children know the meanings of words by saying them in a sentence. Adapt the words used to meet the needs of your pupils.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Identify the words containing the 'm' sound.
Q2.Identify the words containing the 'r' sound.
Q3.Identify the words containing the 'n' sound.
Q4.Identify the words containing the 's' sound.
Q5.Match the words to their spellings of the 'n' sound.
nn
n
kn
gn
Q6.Match the words to their spellings of the 'm' sound.
mm
m
mb
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words to their spellings of the 'n' sound.
nn
n
kn
gn
Q2.Identify the words containing a silent letter 'b'.
Q3.Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Her rinckled hands revealed her age.'
Q4.Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I blew a wissle and my dog came bounding through the long grass.'
Q5.Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'My fingers were numm from the cold weather.'
Q6.Choose the correct spelling of the words in bold in the following sentence: 'The branches of the tree were nobly and narlled.'
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