Decoding exercises: "al"
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The letter combination "al" has several different pronunciations. This article sets out some words teachers can use to help their students become more aware of the differences.
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"all"[edit]
- /ɔːl/: all - ball - call - fall - hall - install - small - tall - wall
- /əl/: allergic - allow - parallel
- Ending in "ally": actually - finally - normally
- /l/: basically - practically - specifically - technically - typically
- /æl/: allergy - alligator - ballet - challenge - Halloween - metallic - shall - shallow - valley
- /ɒl/: swallow - wallet
"alk"[edit]
- Always /ɔː/: chalk - stalk - talk - walk
At the beginning of the word[edit]
- /ɔːl/: almost - already - also - alternative - although - always
- /əl/: alarm - Alaska - alert - alive - alone - along
- /æl/: Alabama - album - alcohol - Algeria - alphabet
- /ɑː/: almond
At the end of the word[edit]
- Magic e, /eɪl/: female, male, sale, scale
- /əl/: animal, capital, final, general, hospital, national, local, personal, political, several, total
Followed by consonants[edit]
In the middle of the word[edit]
- /æl/: analysis - balance - calculate - personality - salary - talent - valuable - value
- /æ/: salmon
- /eɪl/: Australia
- /ɒl/: qualify
- /ɑːl/: Guatemala
- /ɔːl/: false - Walter
- /əl/: analyseBrE - analyzeAmE - equally - equivalent - Italy - journalist - penalty