Consonant Sound /l/ with Examples (+Audio Pronunciation)

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Welcome to the simplest lesson on voiced consonant sound /l/ with its pronunciation, word examples and questions for you to practice.

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Pronounce voiced consonant sound /l/ correctly.
• Give examples of words with consonant sound /l/.
• Identify consonant /l/ sound in words.

Voiced consonant /l/

Consonant sound /l/ is pronounced like that FIRST sound when you say “lee”.

It is pronounced with your lips slightly open, your tongue touching the roof of your mouth very close to your upper front teeth.

Consonant /l/ sound is VOICED, so there is a vibration in your throat when pronounced.

TAKE NOTE: /l/ is mostly SILENT when it comes before ‘k’, ‘my’ or ‘d’.

• walk
• palm
• could

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Practice questions on consonant sound /l/