Silent Letters

Subtle and Phlegm

Which letters are not heard

when these

words are pronounce

d?

Phlegm

Subtle

Identify each word with a silent letter

We owe a great debt to the explorers.debtThey climbed mountains and forded rivers.climbedIn the uncharted terrain, terror reigned.reignedFear did not gnaw at their resolve.gnaw

Choose the word with a silent letter…

ignorant gnome ignominiousgnomedumbstruck grumble humbugdumbstruckmalign malignant malingermalignplumber lumber slumberplumber

More practice…

double dubitable doubtfuldoubtfulsubterfuge subtlety

subterraneansubtletycampaign pagination

pigmentationcampaigndignity indignation designdesign

Quickwrite

“A Sound of Thunder” is a story about time travel. Jot down some thoughts

about where you’d go if you could travel through time. Would you choose the past or the future as your destination? Would you stay in the region where you live, or

would you go someplace else? How would traveling through time affect your

life?

http://www.hulu.com/watch/19210/the-simpsons-time-travel-nightmare

Homer Travels Through Time