/l/ — the /l/ sound

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Rachel's English · English Sounds - L [l] Consonant - How to make the L [l] Consonant Watch on YouTube

More videos

• Rachel's EnglishEnglish Sounds - L [l] Consonant - How to make the L [l] Consonant
• Sounds AmericanConsonant Sound / l / as in "let"- American English Pronunciation
• Clear English Academy with Keenyn RhodesHow to Pronounce the Light L in English | L Sound Pronunciation Lesson | Clear English Academy

Ultrasound and MRI of this soundOpens the Seeing Speech IPA chart (University of Glasgow): ultrasound tongue video and MRI of the sound being made.

Words with this sound

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Minimal pairs

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Test yourself on this sound

Read these 8 words in one recording. The AI scores every sound and tells you whether your /l/ came out right.