Tricky words and silent letters

Submitted by Niamh Mulhern on 21 September 2024.

A PowerPoint taking learners through common 'tricky words' and words with silent letters, highlighting common silent letters and their rules, with a brief quiz.

Editor's notes

Useful and highly adaptable. In particular, the quiz can easily be edited to suit each learner group and the spellings they are focusing on.

Resource File(s)

e2e3l1silentletters.pptx

Resource type

Spelling test

Informative presentation

Interactive presentation

Physical format

23 slide widescreen PPT

Level

Entry Level 2

Entry Level 3

Level 1

English

FE E2.16 Spell correctly words designated for Entry Level 2

FE E3.17 Spell correctly words designated for Entry Level 3

ESOL

ESOL Ww/E2.1b Use knowledge of sound–symbol relationships & phonological patterns when spelling

ESOL Ww/E2.1c Develop strategies to aid spelling

ESOL Ww/E3.1a Apply spelling knowledge to a wide range of common & special-interest words

ESOL Ww/E3.1b Apply knowledge of strategies to aid with spelling

Free tags

silent letters