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课程 4
The letter L doesn't always behave as you expect it to! In this pronunciation special Helen explains the mysterious 'dark L'. Find out what it is in Stop Saying.
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The 'dark L'
You know how to pronounce the letter L, right? Well, actually, it might not be so simple. Helen demonstrates the 'dark L' for us in this video, which is somewhere between the sound of a letter L and a letter W.
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Summary
Dark L
As Helen said, it's somewhere between an L and a W. It's actually very common, especially when people speak fast, and in certain accents, like Cockney (a type of London accent). It's usually pronounced this way at the end of a word, when following a vowel. But not when the next word begins with a vowel. For example:
- Hi, my names Neil.(This is usually a dark L)
- Hi, my name's Neil Edwards. (This time the L is followed by a word which started with a vowel, so it's usually a light L)
Helen uses it in the words: ball, almost, feel, older, kneel, peel, smile
Light L
This is what we think of as the normal L sound. It's usually pronounced at the start of a word, like lion, after a consonant, like clear, or before a vowel, like feeling.
Helen uses it in the words: silence, clearly, carefully
Silent L
As you know, English spelling is tricky – and doesn't follow the rules. In some words, such as talk, calm and walk – we don't pronounce the L at all, it's silent.
To do
Listen carefully to the examples in this quiz and tell us whether they are examples of the dark L, silent L or light L.
Darkness and light
6 Questions
Listen carefully to the examples in these questions and tell us whether they are examples of dark L, silent L or the light L.
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练习题
Listen carefully to the examples in these questions and tell us whether they are examples of dark L, silent L or the light L.
提示
Listen to the L in 'football'. It's at the end of a word and isn't followed by anything else.Question 1 of 6
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练习题
Listen carefully to the examples in these questions and tell us whether they are examples of dark L, silent L or the light L.
提示
Listen to the L in 'play'. It's after a consonant.Question 2 of 6
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练习题
Listen carefully to the examples in these questions and tell us whether they are examples of dark L, silent L or the light L.
提示
Listen to the word 'footballer'. The Ls are followed by a vowel.Question 3 of 6
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练习题
Listen carefully to the examples in these questions and tell us whether they are examples of dark L, silent L or the light L.
提示
Listen to the word 'final'. The L is at the end of the word.Question 4 of 6
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练习题
Listen carefully to the examples in these questions and tell us whether they are examples of dark L, silent L or the light L.
提示
Listen to the word 'calm', very carefully. Is there an L?Question 5 of 6
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练习题
Listen carefully to the examples in these questions and tell us whether they are examples of dark L, silent L or the light L.
提示
The L is at the beginning of the word.Question 6 of 6
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