The Letter L Sound

Learning the “L” Sound
The letter L makes the /l/ sound, which is a soft, liquid consonant sound. This sound is heard in words like lion and lake. It’s created by lightly touching the tongue to the roof of the mouth just behind the teeth.

Common Words with the “L” Sound
Examples of Words with the L Sound
Beginning of Words: lion, lake, look, leap, lamp, love, log, leaf
Middle of Words: balloon, pillow, jelly, salad, yellow, silly
End of Words: bell, hill, cool, full, school, table, apple

The following diagram shows some examples of words that have the l sound. Scroll down the page for more examples and songs to help you learn how to pronounce words beginning with the l sound.

 

Free worksheets to help students practice writing the letter L/l and the Alphabet.
Letter l Worksheet (lower case)
Letter L Worksheet (upper case)
Write Lower Case Letters
Write Upper Case Letters

Learn The Letter L
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Learn the Letter L and some L words

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The L song

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The Letter L Song

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Spelling Patterns for the /l/ Sound

1. Single L:
   L is the most common way to represent the /l/ sound, and it can appear at the beginning, middle, or end of a word.
   Examples: lion, elephant, cool
   
2. Double L (LL)
   LL often appears in the middle or at the end of words. It’s common after a short vowel sound
   Examples: jelly, balloon, bell, wall
   
3. LE:
   Examples: table, apple.
   
4. AL:
   Examples: animal, festival, general
   
5. EL:
   Examples: camel, travel, level
   

Learning About the Silent L
In some words, L is silent when it follows certain vowels (especially A, O, or U). Although the L is written, it’s not pronounced.
Silent L words: walk, talk, chalk, calm, palm, half, salmon
Learn about the silent L

Learning the Alphabet Worksheets
A/a	B/b	C/c	D/d
E/e	F/f	G/g	H/h
I/i	J/j	K/k	L/l
M/m	N/n	O/o	P/p
Q/q	R/r	S/s	T/t
U/u	V/v	W/w	X/x
Y/y	Z/z	a-z	A-Z

Learn the sound of the letters

Learning Short Vowels

Short Vowels
Short A	Short E	Short I
Short O	Short U	Short Vowels

Learning Long Vowels

Long Vowels
Long A	Long E	Long I
Long O	Long U	Y (vowel)
Long Vowels	Short & Long Vowels

Compare Short & Long Vowels

Short & Long Vowels
Short & Long A	Short & Long E	Short & Long I
Short & Long O	Short & Long U

Learning Consonants

Consonants
Letter B	Hard C	Soft C
Letter D	Letter F	Hard G
Soft G	Letter H	Letter J
Letter K	Letter L	Letter M
Letter N	Letter P	Letter Q
Letter R	Letter S	Letter T
Letter V	Letter W	Letter X
Letter Y	Letter Z

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