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Year 3

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

I can spell words with silent letters ‘b’, ‘w’, ‘k’ and ‘g’.

New
New
Year 3

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

I can spell words with silent letters ‘b’, ‘w’, ‘k’ and ‘g’.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The spelling of words with 'silent letters' often reflects old pronunciation.
  2. How to spell words using 'mb', 'wr', 'kn' and 'gn'.
  3. How to spell the curriculum word: sentence.
  4. Using the strategy 'naughty letters' is a useful practice strategy.

Common misconception

When practising spellings, children can practise wrong by copying out incorrectly.

Ensure to place emphasis on carefully looking and checking the spellings when practising. This can be done individually or in pairs.

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

  • Pronounciation - the way in which a word is spoken

Use images to help support the understanding of homophones and differentiate between them.
Teacher tip

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words to the spellings of the 'n' sound.
Correct Answer:funny,nn

nn

Correct Answer:not,n

n

Correct Answer:knew,kn

kn

Correct Answer:gnaw,gn

gn

Q2.
Match the words to the spellings of the 'm' sound.
Correct Answer:humming,mm

mm

Correct Answer:mop,m

m

Correct Answer:bomb,mb

mb

Q3.
Match the words to the spellings of the 'r' sound.
Correct Answer:hurry,rr

rr

Correct Answer:crab,r

r

Correct Answer:wrong,wr

wr

Q4.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I hurt my thum.'
fum
fumb
thum
Correct answer: thumb
Q5.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I nyoo how to find the shop.'
new
Correct answer: knew
nyoo
nyew
Q6.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Please read the sine.'
sighn
Correct answer: sign
sine

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words to the spellings of the 'n' sound.
Correct Answer:knight,kn

kn

Correct Answer:sunny,nn

nn

Correct Answer:fun,n

n

Correct Answer:sign,gn

gn

Q2.
Match the words to the spellings of the 'm' sound.
Correct Answer:swimming,mm

mm

Correct Answer:Monday,m

m

Correct Answer:lamb,mb

mb

Q3.
Match the words to the spellings of the 'r' sound.
Correct Answer:hurried,rr

rr

Correct Answer:rock,r

r

Correct Answer:wrong,wr

wr

Q4.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'A baby sheep is a lam.'
lamm
lam
Correct answer: lamb
labm
Q5.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'A sentins needs a capital letter and a full stop.'
Correct Answer: sentence
Q6.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'She rigeld out of her coat.'
Correct Answer: wriggled

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