Week 07 · Silent Letter Cave
Tuesday
Meet gn and mb
// kn, wr, gn, mb and ph
⏱ about 15 min
Tuesday: Meet gn and mb
Riley the Raccoon finds a sign deep in the cave.
A little lamb stands next to it. "Baa!" says the lamb.
"Look at the end of sign and lamb," says Riley.
"The last letters play a trick. One of them is silent!"
Hear it: listen to the end
Say lamb. The last sound is the last sound in jam.
Say sign. The last sound is the last sound in pin.
Each word ends with one sound, not two.
HEAR IT: SAME LAST SOUND
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Which one ends like jam?
Which one ends like jam?
Which one ends like pin?
See it: gn and mb
When g and n end a word, the g is silent. Sign has gn.
When m and b end a word, the b is silent. Lamb has mb.
Thumb, crumb and climb end with mb too.
SEE IT: FIND THE SILENT LETTER
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Which letter is silent in lamb?Which letter is silent in sign?
Which letter is silent in thumb?Which letter is silent in gnat?
Gn can start a word too.
A gnat is a very small bug. The g is silent.
BLEND IT: READ THE WORD
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
cr u mb
l i mb
gn a t
th u mb
READ IT: PICTURE AND WORD
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Which word matches the picture?Which word matches the picture?
Which word matches the picture?BUILD THE WORD LAMB
- Say lamb slowly.
- Tap the cards in order. A silent letter rides with its team.
1First
2Next
3Last
BUILD THE WORD CRUMB
- Say crumb slowly.
- Tap the cards in order. A silent letter rides with its team.
1First
2Second
3Third
4Last
BUILD THE SENTENCE
- Read each card.
- Tap the cards in order to make a sentence.
1First
2Next
3Last
Read it yourself
lamb, thumb, crumb, limb
sign, gnat, numb
A gnat sat on the lamb.
sign, gnat, numb
A gnat sat on the lamb.
Try it
Wiggle your thumb with your grown-up.
Say thumb. Can you hear a b at the end?
Say thumb. Can you hear a b at the end?
Word Spot: right, sing, group
Here are new sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
Right: R-I-G-H-T.
Sing: S-I-N-G.
Group: G-R-O-U-P.
FIND THE WORD
- Listen to the word.
- Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
- Listen to the sentence.
- Tap the missing word.
Turn ___ at the tree.
Let us ___ a song.
Our ___ made a poster.
You found the quiet b and g! Tomorrow we meet ph.