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⟨al⟩
From Teflpedia
⟨al⟩ is a vowel digraph that occurs in English, consisting of the letters A and L.
This occurs in words mentioned in the table below:
Phoneme(s) | Example words | Notes |
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/ɔːl/ |
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/ɔː(l)/ | chalk, stalk, talk, walk | Syllable ends with /k/. Have /l/ very reduced, often to nothing. |
/ɒl/ |
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/æl/ | Alabama, album, alcohol, Algeria, alkali, alphabet, Balmoral, calculate, malaria, palpable, Ralph (modern pronunciation), plus almond (more modern pronunciation) | Stressed. Also include words from Arabic. |
/əl/ | alarm. Alaska, alert, alive, alone, along, emerald, herald, Donald, Ronald, McDonald, etc. | Unstressed. |
/ɑ:/ | alms, almond (traditional pronunciation), balm, calm, napalm, palm, psalm, qualms | Continues with /m/ — except salmon. |
/ɑ:l/ | finale, tamale | Derived from French/Spanish |
/æ/ | salmon | |
/eɪ/ | Ralph (traditional pronunciation) |