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[L]   as in Love

 

Sound formation instruction:

 
To pronounce the L sound, keep your mouth slightly open and place the tip of your tongue on your upper gum ridge behind your front teeth. Press your tongue gently against the gum ridge, and push the air out along the sides of your tongue while your voice is on (vocal cords are vibrating).





Contrasting sounds:

 


/l/   /r/
lack   rack
late   rate
leach   reach
lead   read
led   red
lend   rend
lice   rice
lies   rise
light   right
limb   rim
list   wrist
lock   rock
loot   root
     
bland   brand
blew   brew
blonds   bronze
clue   crew
flute   fruit
glue   grew
split   sprit
     
deal   dear
fail   fair
file   fire
hail   hair
pool   poor
scale   scare
steal   steer
towel   tower
wall   war



Words:

 


lady   /ˈleɪ-di/   lake   /leɪk/
language   /ˈlæŋ-gwɪdʒ/   large   /lɑrdʒ/
label   /ˈleɪ-bəl/   late   /leɪt/
later   /leɪtər/   law   /lɔ/
lawyer   /ˈlɔ-yər/   10  led   /lɛd/
11  lead   /lid/   12  leak   /lik/
13  lease   /lis/   14  least   /list/
15  learn   /lɜrn/   16  leave   /liv/
17  land   /lænd/   18  lend   /lɛnd/
19  lent   /lɛnt/   20  left   /lɛft/
21  leg   /lɛg/   22  let   /lɛt/
23  Let’s   /lɛts/   24  lesson   /ˈlɛs-ən/
25  letter   /ˈlɛt-ər/   26  lettuce   /ˈlɛt-ɪs/
27  liberty   /ˈlɪb-ər-ti/   28  library   /ˈlaɪ-ˌbrə-ri/
29  license   /ˈlaɪ-səns/   30  like   /laɪk/
31  light   /laɪt/   32  line   /laɪn/
33  limit   /ˈlɪm-ɪt/   34  link   /lɪŋk/
35  listen   /ˈlɪs-ən/   36  little   /ˈlɪt-l/
37  live   /lɪv/   38  love   /lʌv/
39  load   /loʊd/   40  lord   /lɔrd/
41  long   /lɔŋ/   42  look   /lʊk/
43  loose   /lus/   44  lot   /lɒt/
45  luck   /lʌk/   46  lucky   /ˈlʌk-i/
         
47  alive   /ə-ˈlaɪv/   48  alone   /ə-ˈloʊn/
49  allow   /ə-ˈlaʊ/   50  afloat   /ə-ˈfloʊt/
51  balloon   /bə-ˈlun/   52  balance   /ˈbæl-əns/
53  ballet   /bæ-ˈleɪ/   54  believe   /bɪ-ˈliv/
55  belong   /bɪ-ˈlɔŋ/   56  billion   /ˈbɪl-yən/
57  black   /blæk/   58  block   /blɒk/
59  built   /bɪlt/   60  ceiling   /ˈsi-lɪŋ/
61  calendar   /ˈkæl-ən-dər/   62  child   /tʃaɪld/
63  children   /ˈtʃɪl-drən/   64  color   /ˈkʌl-ər/
65  cloud   /klaʊd/   66  collect   /kə-ˈlɛkt/
67  display   /dɪ-ˈspleɪ/   68  employ   /ɛm-ˈplɔɪ/
69  fellow   /ˈfɛl-oʊ/   70  film   /fɪlm/
71  flag   /flæg/   72  floor   /flɔr/
73  family   /ˈfæm-ə-li/   74  golf   /gɒlf/
75  glass   /glæs/   76  hello   /hɛ-ˈloʊ/
77  help   /hɛlp/   78  milk   /mɪlk/
79  million   /ˈmɪl-yən/   80  only   /ˈoʊn-li/
81  palace   /ˈpæl-ɪs/   82  please   /pliz/
83  salt   /sɔlt/   84  salad   /ˈsæl-əd/
85  silk   /sɪlk/   86  slide   /slaɪd/
87  valley   /ˈvæl-i/   88  tail   /teɪl/
89  health   /hɛlθ/   90  wealth   /wɛlθ/
91  yellow   /ˈyɛl-oʊ/      
         
      92  all   /ɔl/
93  able   /ˈeɪ-bəl/   94  apple   /ˈæp-əl/
95  bill   /bɪl/   96  ball   /bɔl/
97  boil   /bɔɪl/   98  bowl   /boʊl/
99  battle   /ˈbæt-l/   100  candle   /ˈkæn-dl/
101  call   /kɔl/   102  carnival   /ˈkɑr-nə-vəl/
103  cereal   /ˈsɪər-i-əl/   104  fail   /feɪl/
105  fall   /fɔl/   106  feel   /fil/
107  fell   /fɛl/   108  final   /ˈfaɪn-l/
109  dial   /ˈdaɪ-əl/   110  girl   /gɜrl/
111  goal   /goʊl/   112  jewel   /ˈdʒu-əl/
113  mail   /meɪl/   114  male   /meɪl/
115  mall   /mɔl/   116  meal   /mil/
117  middle   /ˈmɪd-l/   118  people   /ˈpi-pəl/
119  pill   /pɪl/   120  pull   /pʊl/
121  pool   /pul/   122  plural   /ˈplʊər-əl/
123  possible   /ˈpɒs-ə-bəl/   124  sell   /sɛl/
125  sale   /seɪl/   126  seal   /sil/
127  school   /skul/   128  single   /ˈsɪŋ-gəl/
129  skill   /skɪl/   130  soil   /sɔɪl/
131  style   /staɪl/   132  tale   /teɪl/
133  tall   /tɔl/   134  tell   /tɛl/
135  towel   /ˈtaʊəl/   136  table   /ˈteɪbəl/
137  trouble   /ˈtrʌb-əl/   138  wall   /wɔl/
139  well   /wɛl/   140  will   /wɪl/
141  whale   /ʰweɪl/      
         
      142  calm   /kɑm/
143  talk   /tɔk/   144  half   /hæf/
145  walk   /wɔk/   146  could   /kʊd/
147  should   /ʃʊd/   148  would   /wʊd/
149  folk   /foʊk/   150  Lincoln   /ˈlɪŋ-kən/
151  colonel   /ˈkɜr-nl/   152  chalk   /tʃɔk/
153  salmon   /ˈsæmən/



Sentences:

 


  1. Latin folk love the nightlife and salsa dancing.
  2. Our Lady of the Lake consists of 100 acres of land.
  3. The library has law books in every language.
  4. Larry has a large lip from fighting with Lynn.
  5. Lanette laughed at Linda's face after she licked the sour lemon.
  6. The only flag I will display is in my family photo album.
  7. Shelly collects black beetles and flies.
  8. The glass vase with the purple flowers is worth one million dollars.
  9. In the event of a boating accident, staying afloat allows one to stay alive.
  10. People who drink milk have strong nails, silky skin, and a healthy body .
  11. The male dog is skillful in fetching a ball.
  12. Is it possible for an oil lamp to burn for a full 8 hours without needing a refill?
  13. Bill talked about his health, wealth, and children all day long.
  14. Kelly felt calm when she talked to her boyfriend, Leonard, after his surgery.
  15. Colonel Holms ate salmon everyday despite its chalky taste.
  16. My generous dad split half of my brother's inheritance and left little for everyone else.
  17. There is no limit as to how long one should talk but there should be a limit on what one should tell.




Story:

 


Lindsey loved to go to Lake Lyndon B. Johnson during the summer months.  She loved fishing for tadpoles and catfish and diving from the cliffs.  One hot day in July, Lindsey fell from a cliff and slammed her leg on a rock.

Around the same time, a girl named Jill also fell from the cliff at Lake LBJ.  When Jill approached the ledge, her lemon-colored sandals split open and she lost her balance.   Luckily, Lindsey and Jill shared a room in the hospital and quickly became friends.   Afterwards, Jill and Lindsey kept in touch by writing e-mail and letters.  They always talked about how they would like to return to the lake and meet for lunch at the Salt Lake Cafe.

Finally, three years after the girls learned their lesson on that giant cliff, they laughed and giggled over a lovely lunch.  As they blessed their food, the girls both gave thanks for being alive.  Lindsey smiled and listened to Jill tell the story about her life.  As Lindsey nibbled her food, she quickly remembered how much she loathed the food in the hospital.  Jill agreed as she looked at her own delicious meal.  After the girls finished lunch, they indulged by eating a thick slice of Italian cream cake.

After finishing their meal, Jill toiled with the idea of going to the lake one last time. Lindsey could not imagine allowing Jill to venture out there on her own, so she agreed to join her.  The two girls sat far from the edge of the cliff and watched the sunset together.  After they enjoyed the beautiful colors in the sky, they walked to the pier and slipped their toes in the water.











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