Writing words with silent letters | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

True or false? Cursive handwriting is also known as 'joined-up handwriting'.
- True ✓
- False
How many cursive letter joins are there?
- 4 ✓
- 3
- 5
- 6
Order the tramlines from the top to the bottom.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  ascender line
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  x-height line
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  baseline
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  descender line
Select the example showing the first join.
Select the example showing the second join.
Select the example showing the third join.

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Silent letters are letters that are not pronounced when the word is spoken.
Practising writing words with silent letters in cursive can improve your handwriting.
The words start with a lead in and finish with a lead out.
There are four cursive joins; which is used depends on which letter is joining to which letter within a letter string.
You do not lift your pencil when forming the joins.

Common misconception

Children might forget the silent letter when forming the words in Tasks B and C.

Remind children that the purpose of the task is to write words with silent letters. Ask them to look back and ensure they have included the silent letter.

Keywords

Silent letter - a letter in a word that is not pronounced when the word is spoken
Join - how the letters are connected together
Letter string - a group of letters that are written together in a word
Lead in - the stroke or line that guides us into starting a letter
Lead out - the stroke or line that guides us to smoothly finish a letter