Sound Right
Silent letters
› L
Silent L
when ⟨l⟩ is not pronounced
⟨al⟩ → /ɔ/ — silent L in walk, talk family
Common words
b
a
l
k
ch
a
l
k
s
t
a
l
k
t
a
l
k
w
a
l
k
Compounds and derived forms
b
oar
d
w
a
l
k
c
a
t
w
a
l
k
c
r
o
ss
t
a
l
k
j
ay
w
a
l
k
s
i
d
e
w
a
l
k
s
l
ee
p
w
a
l
k
t
a
l
k
a
t
i
v
e
t
a
l
k
ie
t
a
l
k
y
w
a
l
k
ie
w
a
l
k
ou
t
w
a
l
k
u
p
w
a
l
k
w
ay
Proper nouns
f
a
l
k
f
a
l
k
l
an
d
s
f
a
l
k
n
er
s
a
l
k
⟨al⟩ → /æ/ — silent L in half, calf family
Common words
c
a
l
f
h
a
l
f
h
a
l
v
e
s
a
l
m
o
n
Compounds and derived forms
b
e
h
a
l
f
c
a
l
ve
s
c
a
l
v
i
ng
h
a
l
f
b
a
ck
h
a
l
f
h
ear
t
e
d
h
a
l
f
t
i
m
e
h
a
l
f
t
o
n
e
h
a
l
f
w
ay
h
a
l
f
w
i
t
h
a
l
v
i
ng
⟨al⟩ → /ɑ/ — silent L in palm, calm family
Common words
a
l
m
o
n
d
b
a
l
m
c
a
l
m
p
a
l
m
"Almond" can go both ways:
Most American speakers drop the ⟨l⟩ (
almond
→ /ˈɑmənd/), but some pronounce it (
almond with L
→ /ˈɑlmənd/). Both are accepted.
Compounds and derived forms
b
a
l
m
y
b
e
c
a
l
m
ed
c
r
o
ss
w
a
l
k
e
m
b
a
l
m
n
a
p
a
l
m
p
a
l
m
i
s
t
r
y
q
u
a
l
m
s
s
a
l
v
e
⟨oul⟩ — silent L in would, could, should
The three modal verbs.
c
ou
l
d
sh
ou
l
d
w
ou
l
d
⟨ln⟩ — silent L before N
In place names.
l
i
n
c
o
l
n
l
i
n
c
o
l
n
sh
ire
⟨lk⟩ — silent L before K
c
au
l
k
n
or
f
o
l
k
s
u
ff
o
l
k