Silent Letters- Odd One Out Game
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Words with silent letters things in common and differences activity, including similar silent and pronounced letters.
Lesson Plan Content:
Silent letters odd one out game
Listen to your partner or teacher read out three words and repeat back the one which is different, explaining why it’s different if you can. If you are not sure which one is different, just guess. There are many different reasons, but they are all connected to silent letters.
Circle the one odd one out in each group below, then check as a class.
Try to find patterns in the examples about which letters are silent and why (because of their position, combinations with other letters, etc).
Play the same spotting the odd one out game in groups, taking turns reading out the examples. Make sure that you don’t pronounce the silent letters when it’s your turn to read them out.
Underline the silent letter in each word below and then try to think of one more example that has the same silent letter, if possible for the same reason.
artistically
plumber/ debt
acquit/ miscellaneous
campaign
vehicle/ ghastly/ heirloom/ rhino/ when
kneel
condemn
psychiatrist
ironing
aisle
Christmas/ chalet/ castle/ moisten
guarantee
wrestle
Check below, brainstorm or search for more, then compare your other ideas as a class.
aqua acquire acquit
aquarium acquaintance aqueduct
aisle I’ll isle
artistically physically softly
answer sword sweet
ascend assessment asset
ballet cadet bidet
build bimbo bingo
blister Christmas twister
bomber lumber plumber
broom tomb womb
buffet café resumé
cabaret chalet minaret
campaign complain champagne
castle hassle whistle
climber combed member
column condemn random
come dumb glum
cyclone psychiatrist psychology
debt don’t doubt
diehard vehicle yoghurt
exhausted exhibition exile
fasten moisten tungsten
ghastly garden ghost
guardian guarantee guava
heir heirloom heritage
honest honour onwards
hustle measles wrestle
iron ironic ironing
knee kneel neat
knife knitting nibble
knock know now
lamb lemon limb
lessen listen loosen
logically totally usually
misc. miscellaneous musk
muscle scissors skipping
musically quickly slowly
neutral pneumatic pneumonia
rain rhino rhyme
receipt receptionist reception
sachet sherbet sorbet
scene scent sceptic
when where who
wrap rep wrong
rope wrestle wrist
Suggested answers
aqua acquire acquit
aquarium acquaintance aqueduct
aisle I’ll isle
artistically physically softly
answer sword sweet
ascend assessment asset
ballet cadet bidet
build bimbo bingo
blister Christmas twister
bomber lumber plumber
broom tomb womb
buffet café resumé
cabaret chalet minaret
campaign complain champagne
castle hassle whistle
climber combed member
column condemn random
come dumb glum
cyclone psychiatrist psychology
debt don’t doubt
diehard vehicle yoghurt
exhausted exhibition exile
fasten moisten tungsten
ghastly garden ghost
guardian guarantee guava
heir heirloom heritage
honest honour onwards
hustle measles wrestle
iron ironic ironing
knee kneel neat
knife knitting nibble
knock know now
lamb lemon limb
lessen listen loosen
logically totally usually
misc. miscellaneous musk
muscle scissors skipping
musically quickly slowly
neutral pneumatic pneumonia
rain rhino rhyme
receipt receptionist reception
sachet sherbet sorbet
scene scent sceptic
when where who
wrap rep wrong
rope wrestle wrist
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