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1 Copy the words in the columns. Then match the incorrectly spelled words on the left to the correct spellings on the right. One has been done for you.

a) nome knuckle

b) nee gnome

c) nock knee

d) nuckle knock

2 Practise spelling the words in activity 1: look, say, cover, write and check each word three times.

Warm up

Example words:

knight knit knob

gnome gnaw gnash

Words that start with k or g followed by the letter n are pronounced with just the n sound.

But hundreds of years ago, k and g would have been pronounced as well. Imagine if we pronounced the k in know: k-now.

Silent k and g at the beginning of words

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5How did you do?

5 Write out the missing words in this short passage, using the pictures to help you.

The brave princess saved the scared who was

tied up in the tower. She undid the

in the rope, then the got down on one

and asked the princess to marry him.

Challenge yourself

3 Write the word that describes each picture below.

a) ife b) aw

c) itting d) ash

4 Practise spelling each word from activity 3.Say the sounds as you write.

Test yourself

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1 Write out these word beginnings, then add -al, -il or -el to each one.

a) hospit b) parc

c) pet d) gerb

2 Practise spelling the words in activity 1: look, say, cover, write and check each word three times.

Warm up

Example words:

camel pencil final

Some words that end in the ul sound have the spelling -el, -il or -al at the end.

-el, -il and -al at the end of words

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11How did you do?

Test yourself

5 Write the eight missing words from this passage in your exercise book. Use the pictures to help you.

I dreamed I was riding a c in a t and

my g was sleeping in a k . I ate some

c through my nose, then I came across

a s carrying a large c !

Challenge yourself

3 These words have been written with the wrong ending in bold. Rewrite each one correctly, putting -el, -al or -il at the end.

a) pupel

b) nostral

c) animil

d) metel

e) petil

4 Practise spelling the words in activity 3: look, say, cover, write and check each word three times.

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Progress test 1

Write out the words in bold, inserting their missing silent letters.

1 The night ran away from the firebreathing dragon.

2 Ezra nocked loudly on the door.

3 I scraped my nuckles on the fence.

4 We rapped our presents carefully.

5 Our teacher rote the date on the board.

6 Nashing your teeth means grinding them together.

Correctly write out the words in bold that have been spelled incorrectly.

7 The titel of my book is Stanley’s Stick.

8 Sometimes I get in a muddel with my spellings.

9 My littul brother likes to tease the cat.

Write the plurals of these words:

10 journey

11 country

12 story

13 boy

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Progress test 1

Complete these words with the correct spelling of the ul sound – -el, -il or -al.

14 pet

15 cam

16 penc

The second part of each of these compound words in bold is attached to the wrong beginning. Move the second parts around to create four compound words that make sense.

17 lightside

18 seahouse

19 underbin

20 dustpants

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