Investigate Words with Silent Letters: 'b' and 'l'

In this worksheet, students will practise reading and spelling words with a silent 'b' or 'l'.

Key stage: KS 2

Year: Year 5 English worksheets

Curriculum topic: Writing: Transcription

Curriculum subtopic: Spelling Awareness (words with 'silent' letters [e.g. knight, psalm, solemn])

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Worksheet Overview

Some words have letters that we don't pronounce (say out loud) when we read them. These are called silent letters.

lamb

The word lamb has a silent 'b'.

calf

The word calf has a silent 'l'.

We just have to learn which words have silent letters, but it might be helpful to remember that in many words with a silent 'b' the letter 'm' comes just before.

Read these words carefully as you will need to spell them correctly in this activity. They all have either a silent 'b' or a silent 'l' in them.

bomb

thumb

crumb

doubt

half

yolk

chalk

salmon

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