Spelling List 1: Silent Letters (kn, wr, mb) — Answers

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Spelling List 1: Silent Letters (kn, wr, mb) — Answers

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Part A — Your words

Some words have a letter you write but do not say. kn sounds like 'n' (knee), wr sounds like 'r' (write) and mb at the end of a word sounds like 'm' (lamb). Write each word three times and circle the silent letter.

1.Write the word three times: know

Answer: know

2.Write the word three times: knee

Answer: knee

3.Write the word three times: knock

Answer: knock

4.Write the word three times: knife

Answer: knife

5.Write the word three times: write

Answer: write

6.Write the word three times: wrong

Answer: wrong

7.Write the word three times: wrap

Answer: wrap

8.Write the word three times: wrist

Answer: wrist

9.Write the word three times: lamb

Answer: lamb

10.Write the word three times: thumb

Answer: thumb

11.Write the word three times: climb

Answer: climb

12.Write the word three times: comb

Answer: comb

Part B — Fill the gap

Choose the word from your list that fits each sentence and write it in the gap.

13.Do you the answer?

Answer: know

14.I scraped my when I fell over.

Answer: knee

15.Please on the door before you come in.

Answer: knock

16.Use a and fork to eat your dinner.

Answer: knife

17.I will a letter to my cousin.

Answer: write

18.Three of my answers were .

Answer: wrong

19.Let's the present in shiny paper.

Answer: wrap

20.She wears a watch on her .

Answer: wrist

21.The followed its mother across the paddock.

Answer: lamb

22.I hurt my with the hammer.

Answer: thumb

23.Koalas trees to find leaves.

Answer: climb

24.Use a to tidy your hair.

Answer: comb

Part C — Mixed up

The letters of each word are mixed up. Write the word correctly on the line.

25.owkn →

Answer: know

26.eekn →

Answer: knee

27.konkc →

Answer: knock

28.einkf →

Answer: knife

29.eirwt →

Answer: write

30.gorwn →

Answer: wrong

31.apwr →

Answer: wrap

32.tirws →

Answer: wrist

33.mbla →

Answer: lamb

34.buhtm →

Answer: thumb

35.bilcm →

Answer: climb

36.mbco →

Answer: comb

Part D — Test yourself

Ask a parent to read each word aloud. Write each word without looking at your list, then check your answers together.

37.Listen and write word 1:

Answer: know

38.Listen and write word 2:

Answer: knee

39.Listen and write word 3:

Answer: knock

40.Listen and write word 4:

Answer: knife

41.Listen and write word 5:

Answer: write

42.Listen and write word 6:

Answer: wrong

43.Listen and write word 7:

Answer: wrap

44.Listen and write word 8:

Answer: wrist

45.Listen and write word 9:

Answer: lamb

46.Listen and write word 10:

Answer: thumb

47.Listen and write word 11:

Answer: climb

48.Listen and write word 12:

Answer: comb

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