Pronunciation - The "l" Sound
Minimal Pairs
lay
low
lice
lake
link
laughed
liver
ray
row
rice
rake
rink
raft
river
nay
no
nice
blue
fly
flight
play
clock
glue
glaze
brew
fry
fright
pray
crock
grew
graze
peel
fall
file
trial
little
paddle
isle
peer
far
fire
trier
litter
padder
ire

Challenging Words
  • lift
  • left
  • lathe
  • flu
  • blitz
  • plight
  • grail
  • mellow
  • rally
  • lily
  • bottle
  • ladle
  • cradle
  • legal
  • leather
  • leaflet
  • Luther
  • listless
  • restless
  • frugal
  • worldly
  • walrus
  • flailing
  • lavender
  • alignment
  • terminal
  • reasonable
  • salamander
  • Lazarus
  • nevertheless
  • algorithm
  • illegal
  • illustrious
  • removable
  • religion
  • aluminum
  • flawlessly

In Phrases
leave it alone
live and let live
little by little
last but not least
location, location, location
lay it on the line
a calendar girl
left in the lurch
a naval blockade
a little later
All's fair in love and war
All's well that ends well
He who laughs lasts
All the world's a stage
Arsenic and Old

Dialogue
A
: Did you leave the lights on last night?
B: No. Don't look at me like that.
A: But you're always leaving them on.
B: Believe me. I'm not the guilty one.
A: Well, when did you close the blinds?
B: About eleven or twelve.
A: Were they still on then?
B: Let's talk about something else.

Oral Reading
Right after I left the library last night, it started raining. I tried to hail a taxi, but it was useless. They were all filled with last-minute shoppers laden with Valentine's Day gifts for their loved ones. It was really a hassle holding an umbrella in one hand and an armload of books in the other. After a while, a nice little old lady rolled down her car window and offered me a ride. Getting in the vehicle, I slipped and fell into a mud puddle, spilling my books all over the road. What a relief it was to finally get home, plop down on the sofa, and relax.


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