l̩
Common English words with this sound
syllabic l
A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.
| Word | GA | RP | Level | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| apple | /ˈæpl̩/ | — | A1 | |
| article | /ˈɑrɾəkl̩/ | /ˈɑːtɪkl̩/ | A1 | |
| bicycle | /ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/ | — | A1 | |
| bottle | /ˈbɑɾl̩/ | /ˈbɒtl̩/ | A1 | |
| circle | /ˈsɝkl̩/ | /ˈsɜːkl̩/ | A1 | |
| hospital | /ˈhɑspɪɾl̩/ | /ˈhɒspɪtl̩/ | A1 | |
| little | /ˈlɪɾl̩/ | /ˈlɪtl̩/ | A1 | |
| middle | /ˈmɪɾl̩/ | /ˈmɪdl̩/ | A1 | |
| mobile | /ˈmoʊbl̩/ | /ˈməʊbaɪl/ | A1 | |
| pencil | /ˈpɛnsl̩/ | — | A1 | |
| people | /ˈpipl̩/ | /ˈpiːpl̩/ | A1 | |
| purple | /ˈpɝpl̩/ | /ˈpɜːpl̩/ | A1 | |
| social | /ˈsoʊʃl̩/ | /ˈsəʊʃəl/ | A1 | |
| special | /ˈspɛʃl̩/ | /ˈspɛʃəl/ | A1 | |
| successful | /səkˈsɛsfl̩/ | /səkˈsɛsfəl/ | A1 | |
| table | /ˈteɪbl̩/ | — | A1 | |
| temple | /ˈtɛmpl̩/ | — | A1 | |
| terrible | /ˈtɛrəbl̩/ | — | A1 | |
| travel | /ˈtrævl̩/ | — | A1 | |
| uncle | /ˈʌŋkl̩/ | — | A1 |