Learners' Zone

The words in the list below all contain 'silent letters'. Use the 'down' and 'across' clues to fit the words into the grid...

• half
• know
• island
• wrap
• reign
• knife
• foreign
• answer
• knee
• scene
• iron
• comb
• climb
• bombs
• numb

Across Clues

1. We use a _ _ _ _ _ to cut bread.
3. We are going on a camping holiday at _ _ _ _ term.
5. When somebody asks you a question you should always _ _ _ _ _ _ them.
7. This year I helped to _ _ _ _ the Christmas presents.
8. I fell off my bike and grazed my _ _ _ _ .
11. The English Navy defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588, during the _ _ _ _ _ of Queen Elizabeth I.
13. I have to _ _ _ _ my hair thoroughly because it is long and curly.
14. During the Second World War many _ _ _ _ _ were dropped on London.

Down Clues

1. You should always revise for an exam so that you _ _ _ _ the anwsers to the questions.
2. Jamaica is an _ _ _ _ _ _ in the West Indies.
4. I have a new stamp album and many _ _ _ _ _ _ _ stamps.
6. I had a small part in the school play and was only in the first _ _ _ _ _.
9. We have to _ _ _ _ _ a ladder to get into our loft.
10. When your fingers are cold and you can't feel them we say they are _ _ _ _.
12. I always _ _ _ _ my own shirts as my mother goes to work all day.

If you need a hint you can see the answers.