Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Silent Letters and Verb Tense

What do these two things have in common? Some irregular past tense verbs have silent letters. For example, brought and knew are tricky verbs. Both are in past tense. And both have silent letters!

As we work on silent letter patterns in spelling class, it makes sense to study verb tenses as well.

Here are some study tools for learning about words with silent letters and verb tenses.

Quizlet Set for Silent Letter Combinations



Matching Activity: Match present tense and past tense verbs.

Simple Present Tense: This site shows students how to form the simple present tense.

Verb Practice--with Bees!: This site helps students to practice using the correct forms of verbs.

Rocket Ship Past and Present: Match the correct forms of past and present verbs to make the rocket ship lift off!

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