Unit 21: That’s life! /l/
A. How to make the sound /l/
Look at the diagram. Listen and say the sound. The tip of your tongue touches the roof of your mouth just behind the top teeth, the air passes the sides of the tongue, and there is voicing. (If you prepare to say /l/ but breathe in instead of out, you feel cold air on the sides of your tongue.) Target sound:/lllll/
B. Sound and spelling
/l/ spelled l or ll. Listen and say these words.
- learn: /lɜːrn/
- leave: /liːv/
- language: /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/
- lovely: /ˈlʌv.li/
- alone: /əˈloʊn/
- feel: /fiːl/
- help: /help/
- English: /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
- tall: /tɔːl/
- well: /wel/
- yellow: /ˈjel.oʊ/
Listen and say these other words with /l/:
- people: /ˈpiː.pəl/
- simple: /ˈsɪm.pəl/
- uncle: /ˈʌŋ.kəl/
- little: /ˈlɪt.əl/
- half: /hæf/
- talk: /tɔːk/
- could: /kʊd/
Listen and say these phrases and sentences:
- When shall we leave? /wen ʃəl wi liːv/
- Are you alone? /ər ju əˈloʊn/
- How do you feel? /haʊ də ju fiːl/
- Can I help you? /kən aɪ help ju/
- Look at those lovely little yellow flowers. /lʊk ət ðoʊz ˈlʌv.li ˈlɪt.əl ˈjel.oʊ ˈflaʊ.ərz/
