In today's lesson, we looked at how spelling can affect pronunciation. We talked about letters that can represent multiple sounds, like s (read more about how s say z here), vowel sounds, and letters that have "hidden sounds."
We looked at hidden sounds before final l, between vowels and letter x.
Here's some help with final L:
We looked at hidden sounds before final l, between vowels and letter x.
Here's some help with final L:
More Help for L:
https://www.speechmodification.com/blog/how-to-pronounce-the-american-l
Syllabic L:
Sometimes, an l at the end of the word functions as a syllabic l. That is to say, it has its own syllable, and functions as a vowel and a consonant. It sounds like /əl/, with a very short unstressed schwa (uh) sound before it. Here are some frequently used words with syllabic l:
https://www.speechmodification.com/blog/how-to-pronounce-the-american-l
Syllabic L:
Sometimes, an l at the end of the word functions as a syllabic l. That is to say, it has its own syllable, and functions as a vowel and a consonant. It sounds like /əl/, with a very short unstressed schwa (uh) sound before it. Here are some frequently used words with syllabic l:
| able animal (s) feel available mobile people little example | several special beautiful possible simple travel circle natural |
Check out this video for hidden sounds between vowels:
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