Silent Letters

Which letters are not heard when these words are pronounced? Subtle and Phlegm Which letters are not heard when these words are pronounced? Subtle Phlegm

Identify each word with a silent letter We owe a great debt to the explorers. debt They climbed mountains and forded rivers. climbed In the uncharted terrain, terror reigned. reigned Fear did not gnaw at their resolve. gnaw

Choose the word with a silent letter… ignorant gnome ignominious gnome dumbstruck grumble humbug dumbstruck malign malignant malinger malign plumber lumber slumber plumber

More practice… double dubitable doubtful doubtful subterfuge subtlety subterranean subtlety campaign pagination pigmentation campaign dignity indignation design design

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?

Homer Travels Through Time http://www.hulu.com/watch/19210/the-simpsons-time-travel-nightmare