2.8.6
Silent Letters
Spelling Rules - Silent Letters
Spelling Rules - Silent Letters
Silent letters are letters in words that we don't hear when we say them. Here are some examples of words with silent letters that you should be able to spell:


Psalm
Psalm
- The 'p' is silent in psalm.
- A psalm is a sacred hymn or song.


Knight
Knight
- The 'k' is silent in knight.


Solemn
Solemn
- The 'n' is silent in solemn.


Column
Column
- The 'n' is silent in column.
1Reading
1.1Root Words
1.2Prefixes
1.3Suffixes
1.3.1Vowel Suffixes
1.3.2Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.3Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.4Testing - Rules for Suffixes
1.3.5Suffixes: '-ly'
1.3.6Suffixes: '-ation'
1.3.7Rules for Suffixes: '-ation'
1.3.8Spelling: '-tion' Endings
1.3.9Spelling: '-sion' Endings
1.3.10Spelling: '-ssion' Endings
1.3.11Spelling: '-cian' Endings
1.3.12End of Topic Test - Suffixes
2Writing
2.1Composition
2.2Conjunctions
2.3Present Perfect Tense
2.5Fronted Adverbials
2.7Homophones
2.7.1Accept & Except
2.7.2Affect & Effect
2.7.3Ball & Bawl
2.7.4Berry & Bury
2.7.5Brake & Break
2.7.6Fair & Fare
2.7.7Grate & Great
2.7.8Groan & Grown
2.7.9Hear & Here
2.7.10Heal, Heel & He'll
2.7.11Knot & Not
2.7.12Mail & Male
2.7.13Main & Mane
2.7.14Meat & Meet
2.7.15Medal & Meddle
2.7.16Missed & Mist
2.7.17Peace & Piece
2.7.18Plain & Plane
2.7.19Rain & Reign & Rein
2.7.20Scene & Seen
2.7.21Weather & Whether
2.7.22Whose & Who's
2.7.23End of Topic Test - Homophones
2.8Spelling Rules
2.9Using Apostrophes
2.10Using a Dictionary
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1Reading
1.1Root Words
1.2Prefixes
1.3Suffixes
1.3.1Vowel Suffixes
1.3.2Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.3Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'
1.3.4Testing - Rules for Suffixes
1.3.5Suffixes: '-ly'
1.3.6Suffixes: '-ation'
1.3.7Rules for Suffixes: '-ation'
1.3.8Spelling: '-tion' Endings
1.3.9Spelling: '-sion' Endings
1.3.10Spelling: '-ssion' Endings
1.3.11Spelling: '-cian' Endings
1.3.12End of Topic Test - Suffixes
2Writing
2.1Composition
2.2Conjunctions
2.3Present Perfect Tense
2.5Fronted Adverbials
2.7Homophones
2.7.1Accept & Except
2.7.2Affect & Effect
2.7.3Ball & Bawl
2.7.4Berry & Bury
2.7.5Brake & Break
2.7.6Fair & Fare
2.7.7Grate & Great
2.7.8Groan & Grown
2.7.9Hear & Here
2.7.10Heal, Heel & He'll
2.7.11Knot & Not
2.7.12Mail & Male
2.7.13Main & Mane
2.7.14Meat & Meet
2.7.15Medal & Meddle
2.7.16Missed & Mist
2.7.17Peace & Piece
2.7.18Plain & Plane
2.7.19Rain & Reign & Rein
2.7.20Scene & Seen
2.7.21Weather & Whether
2.7.22Whose & Who's
2.7.23End of Topic Test - Homophones
2.8Spelling Rules
2.9Using Apostrophes
2.10Using a Dictionary
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