Tricky words

Unspoken sounds and syllables

1. accompniment

2. evry

3. intrested

4. temprature

5. famly

6. comftable

7. intrest

8. choclate

9. mathmatics

10. litrature

11. restrant

12. memry

13. sevral

14. diffrent

15. genrous

16. probly

17. vegtable

These words have been written as they sound. They contain sounds or syllables that are barely pronounced or simply not said at all. Rewrite the words correctly.

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Tricky words

What am I?

1. I am a subject that teaches reading and writing.

l

2. I am a business but I can also be a guest.

c

3. I am someone who goes on journeys.

t

4. I come after primary.

s

5. In maths, my other name is mean!

a

6. I am a high-ranking army officer.

G

Use the clues to find the words. The shaded squares indicate the position of an unpronounced sound or syllable.

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