This week, we will be focusing on the silent letters ‘g’, ‘k’
- Many words in English have silent letters.
- Spoken language changes faster than written language.
- The following words have a letter in them which was probably sounded many years ago but no longer is.
- Silent letters are not sounded but are still needed for accurate spelling.
- Vowels are the letters ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’, all other letters are consonants.
Teaching points
Silent ‘g’ is often followed by ‘n’ and the ‘n’ is often followed by a vowel.
Silent ‘g’ is often followed by ‘n’ and often in the letter string ‘ign’.
Silent ‘k’ is always followed by ‘n’ and the ‘n’ is always followed by a vowel.