this week, we are looking at words that all contain a ... · this week, we are looking at words...
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This week, we are looking at words that all contain a sound that is made with two letters but only one is actually spoken. They
all have a silent letter.
The name for two letters that make one sound is a digraph. Can you spot the digraph in each of these words? Write them down and draw a circle around the digraph and a line under the silent letter.
thumb doubt calmb lb
Read the sentences and choose the best spelling word to complete each one. If you choose correctly, a piece of
picture clue will appear for another of your silent letter spellings.
Each page will have a 30 second timer.
You have 3 minutes in total to solve the picture puzzle.
“Please use your ________ and fork,” the lunchtime supervisor reminded the children.
? ?
? ?
? ?answer knife
write knock
wrapper half
time’s up!15 seconds lefthurry!start
Wrong answer. Click for next page!
________ of 770 is 385.
?
? ?
? ?answer knife
write knock
wrapper half
time’s up!15 seconds lefthurry!start
Wrong answer. Click for next page!
To ________ my own book is my ambition.
? ?
? ?answer knife
write knock
wrapper half
time’s up!15 seconds lefthurry!start
Wrong answer. Click for next page!
‘The doorbell is broken. ________ loudly,’
the sign on the door read.
? ?
?answer knife
write knock
wrapper half
time’s up!15 seconds lefthurry!start
Wrong answer. Click for next page!
Tyrone quickly pulled off the ________ to see if he had
won the family ticket to Twinkl Towers Theme Park.
?
?answer knife
write knock
wrapper half
time’s up!15 seconds lefthurry!start
Wrong answer. Click for next page!
“No, I don’t want any pudding, thank you,”
came Clem’s __________.
?answer knife
write knock
wrapper half
time’s up!15 seconds lefthurry!start
Wrong answer. Click for next page!
Use the picture puzzle word, island, in a sentence using a preposition.
Swap with your partner. Can they identify the preposition?
Here are your spelling words for this week.
island
answer
write
wrapper
knife
knock
thumb
doubt
half
calm
Work hard to practise these silent letter spellings.
