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Year 5 Spelling Resource Pack – Silent letters

Year 5/6 spelling pack focusing on silent letters. Includes differentiated activities, sentence-writing, and practice tasks. Perfect for SPaG lessons, revision, and SATs preparation.

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Give your Upper Key Stage 2 pupils the skills to master tricky silent letters with this Year 5/6 Spelling Resource Pack. Aligned with the statutory Year 5/6 spelling requirements, this resource focuses on words where letters are written but not pronounced, such as ascend, psychic, island, solemn, column, and sword. Through clear explanations, engaging examples, and structured activities, pupils learn to identify silent letters, understand their role in word history and etymology, and apply this knowledge to improve both spelling accuracy and vocabulary confidence. Designed for whole-class teaching, group sessions, or independent learning, this flexible and low-prep pack helps children tackle one of the most challenging aspects of English spelling in a fun, accessible way. What’s Included in the Pack? ✔ Teaching slides introducing the silent letter rule with key examples ✔ Word sorting and categorisation tasks to consolidate recognition ✔ Error-spotting and correction activities to strengthen accuracy ✔ Sentence-writing and application challenges using silent letter words ✔ Word hunts and investigations into additional silent letter examples ✔ Answer sheets included for quick teacher feedback or pupil self-checking Why Teachers Love This Pack: ✔ Covers statutory Year 5/6 spelling requirements for silent letters ✔ Differentiated and flexible—ideal for whole-class, group, or individual use ✔ Combines spelling practice with grammar, vocabulary, and reading fluency ✔ Perfect for SPaG starters, interventions, homework, or SATs preparation Curriculum Links: This pack supports the Upper Key Stage 2 National Curriculum for English by helping children: ✔ Recognise and spell words with silent letters correctly ✔ Understand that English spellings may include unpronounced letters ✔ Apply silent letter vocabulary confidently in written work Whether introducing tricky silent letter words for the first time or revising ahead of SATs, this resource pack makes spelling engaging, effRead more

Give your Upper Key Stage 2 pupils the skills to master tricky silent letters with this Year 5/6 Spelling Resource Pack. Aligned with the statutory Year 5/6 spelling requirements, this resource focuses on words where letters are written but not pronounced, such as ascend, psychic, island, solemn, column, and sword. Through clear explanations, engaging examples, and structured activities, pupils learn to identify silent letters, understand their role in word history and etymology, and apply this knowledge to improve both spelling accuracy and vocabulary confidence. Designed for whole-class teaching, group sessions, or independent learning, this flexible and low-prep pack helps children tackle one of the most challenging aspects of English spelling in a fun, accessible way. What’s Included in the Pack? ✔ Teaching slides introducing the silent letter rule with key examples ✔ Word sorting and categorisation tasks to consolidate recognition ✔ Error-spotting and correction activities to strengthen accuracy ✔ Sentence-writing and application challenges using silent letter words ✔ Word hunts and investigations into additional silent letter examples ✔ Answer sheets included for quick teacher feedback or pupil self-checking Why Teachers Love This Pack: ✔ Covers statutory Year 5/6 spelling requirements for silent letters ✔ Differentiated and flexible—ideal for whole-class, group, or individual use ✔ Combines spelling practice with grammar, vocabulary, and reading fluency ✔ Perfect for SPaG starters, interventions, homework, or SATs preparation Curriculum Links: This pack supports the Upper Key Stage 2 National Curriculum for English by helping children: ✔ Recognise and spell words with silent letters correctly ✔ Understand that English spellings may include unpronounced letters ✔ Apply silent letter vocabulary confidently in written work Whether introducing tricky silent letter words for the first time or revising ahead of SATs, this resource pack makes spelling engaging, eff

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