There are two ‘L sound’ formations—also known as allophones of the ‘l sound’: a ‘light L’ and a ‘velar’ (or dark) ‘l’. The ‘velar L’ is represented by the International Phonetic Alphabet symbol /ɫ/.
The following is a description of the light L; hereafter simply referred to as the ‘L sound’ /l/.
To create the /l/, the tip of the tongue is placed against the middle of the tooth ridge. The sound is created when air travels alongside the tip of the tongue, between the front of the tongue and the side teeth.
Listen to the ‘L Sound’
‘L Sound’
I hope you learned something of value. If you enjoyed learning this, you’ll love the other sounds too.
- Click here to learn How to pronounce the ‘S Sound’ /s/?
- Click here to learn How to pronounce the ‘Th Sounds’ /ð,θ/?
- Click here to learn How to pronounce the ‘ar sound’ /ɑr/?
Now that you have learned these difficult sounds, you should also consider mastering different tongue twisters.
- Click here to learn Tongue Twisters with ‘R Sound’
- Click here to learn Tongue Twisters with ‘Th Sound’
- Click here to learn Tongue Twisters with ‘L Sound’
- Click here to learn Tongue Twisters with ‘S Sound’
- Click here to learn Tongue Twisters with ‘R and L Sound’