Year 5 - Spelling words with the silent letter 'b'
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Watch this video and answer the questions below
Why can spelling words with silent letters be tricky?
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Many words containing a silent 'b' have developed from words brought to Britain by different groups of people over hundreds of years.  What is the modern spelling of the word 'kambaz'?  (look at the picture for a clue)
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Look at the image below.  The spelling of this word contains a silent 'b'.  Can you spell the word correctly?
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This cake is so crumbly.  I've dropped a  ________  on the floor.   One of the words from the video would fit into this sentence.  Which one?
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Listen to the video below.  Spell the word correctly.
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Y5 - Silent Letter - Dictation
Both of the words below come from the old Anglo-Saxon word 'Climban'.  While both words contain the letter 'b', only one is silent.  Tick the word with the silent 'b'.
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To be dubious about something means to be uncertain  or unsure.  There is another synonym of dubious whose spelling contains a silent 'b'.  Unscramble the letters to spell the word correctly.                                      O   B   U   D   T  
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Tick all the words that contain a silent 'b' AND are spelt correctly
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Create a silly sentence containing as many words as you can from the pictures below.  The pictures represent words from the video.   You will receive one mark for every word used that is spelt correctly.
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