© by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. | TG P-46 | Connect to Phonics PLUS Teacher Guide have them read each word, say the long vowel sound, and name the letters that spell the sound. Page P-66 Explore and Learn Silent Consonants: kn, tch, wr • Identify silent consonants Write the letters kn, tch, and wr on the board. Say: When these letters are stuck together, something surprising happens. One of the letters is silent. You don’t pronounce it! Point to kn and say: The letters kn sound like /n/. The k is silent. Point to tch and say: The letters tch sound like /ch/. The t is silent. Point to wr and say: The letters wr sound like /r/. The w is silent. Play the audio or model pronunciation and the words knot, catch, and wrist. Have children practice making the sounds and saying the words. Say: The letters kn and wr are usually at the beginning of a word or syllable. The letters tch are usually at the end of a word or syllable. Practice A • Decode words with a silent letter combination Model item 1. Say: Listen carefully. One word in each pair has a silent letter. Play the audio or say the words nest and knife aloud. Say: Both words begin with the /n/ sound. But look at the spelling of the words. Which one has a letter you don’t pronounce? (knife) Point to or circle knife in item 1. Play the audio and have children complete the activity. They should practice saying each word aloud. Answers: 1. knife 2. kitchen 3. write B • Spell silent letter combinations Model the example. Say: You will hear a word. It is missing some letters. What sound is missing? What silent letter combination makes that sound? Play the audio or say knob aloud. Say: I see the letters ob. That sounds like /ob/. The word knob begins with a /n/ sound. The beginning of the word is missing. The letters kn make the /n/ sound, and the k is silent. Model writing kn on the line to complete the word. Play the audio and have children complete the activity. Answers: 1. watch 2. knee 3. wrong Communicate C • Demonstrate knowledge of silent consonants Write kn, tch, and wr on the board. Say: Think of some words you know that are spelled with a silent letter. Say the word pitch aloud. Ask: What silent letter is in the word pitch? What letter is not pronounced? (t) Repeat with the word kneel. Then have children brainstorm words and say words with silent consonants. Page P-67 Practice D • Spell words with silent letter combinations Explain to children that they should look at the picture, name what it shows, and then use the letters to spell that word. Write the letters gonwr on the board. Then point to the example and say: The example shows a figure holding a big X. This is a way of showing something is wrong. Play the audio or say wrong aloud. Segment the word into individual sounds. Ask: What sounds do you hear in wrong? (/r/ /o/ /ng/) What is the first sound in wrong? (/r/) How do you spell that sound with a silent letter? (wr) Cross out the w and r in gonwr and then write the letters wr on the board. Repeat the process for o, n, and g, crossing out the letters you hear and adding to the word you are making on the board. Ask: How do you spell wrong? (w, r, o, n, g) How is the /r/ sound spelled in this word? (wr) Then play the audio and have children complete the activity, naming the pictures, saying each word aloud, and unscrambling the letters to spell each word correctly. Answers: 1. knit 2. patch 3. scratch 4. catch 5. knock 6. Write E • Spell words with silent consonants in context Point to the Letters to Use box and model pronunciation of each as you point to it. Have children repeat. Explain to children that they will use the letters in the box to spell words correctly in complete sentences. Point to the example. Read the sentence aloud, emphasizing the word wrap. Point to the incomplete word in the book and say: This word is missing letters. Are the missing letters at the beginning or end of the word?
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