Common English words with the "syllabic l" sound (IPA 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

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