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Lesson 7   Silent letters

sign wh ose
resign wh ole
 
reign answ er
foreign sw ord
 
kn ives wr itten
kn ocked wr apped
 
crumb s raspb erry
limb s cupb oard
 
palm stalk
alm ond folk lore

Look at the boldfaced letters in each word. Only one of the two letters is pronounced. The other letter is a "silent partner." Say each word aloud.
 
1. Which letter is silent in each combination?

gn_______kn_______mb_______
 
lm_______wh_______sw_______
 
wr_______pb_______lk_______

 
2.Write the two combinations in which only the letter m is pronounced.

_______  _______

 
3.Write the two combinations in which only the letter n is pronounced.

_______  _______

 
4.Write the three combinations in which the letter w is silent.

_______  _______  _______


 
Lesson Generalization
A word's spelling may include a consonant pair in which one consonant is silent.
 
gn   kn   mb   lm   wh   sw   wr   pb   lk


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