Is the L in chalk silent?

Many students try to pronounce these Ls, but in all these words, the L is completely silent. In walk, chalk, and talk, the L comes after an A, and the vowel is pronounced like a short O. Half and calf have an AL, too, but the vowel is pronounced like the short A in staff.
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Does chalk have a silent L?

L is also silent in could, should, would, as well as in calf and half, and in chalk, talk, walk, and for many people in calm, palm, and psalm.
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What is the silent word in chalk?

Easy-to-read sentences introduce words that contain a silent "L," such as chalk, yolk, and talk.
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Why L is not silent in milk?

That's why we still have an /l/ in milk, whelk: it's because /ɪ/ and /ɛ/ are front vowels. But with a back vowel before your velarized ‹l› and velar consonant following it, your mouth has no chance to produce any kind of distinct /l/ sound. Hence its disappearance in talk, walk, balk, caulk, chalk, folk, Polk.
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Is the L in world silent?

Not even a tiny bit, it is completely silent as it is followed by a consonant. The 'l' in world is dark because it comes after a vowel sound. Your tongue should raise at the back and the front, it is a very soft sound, not like the clear /l/ you find at the beginning of a word.
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Is the D silent in Sandwich?

Silent D: The letter D is silent when it comes just before the letters N and G. Examples: Wednesday, pledge, grudge, cadge. The letter D is also not pronounced in the following common words: handsome, handkerchief, sandwich.
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Is the D silent in Wednesday?

Which letter is silent in the word "judge" ? There is a silent "d" in the word "Wednesday" . Is it the first "d" or the second "d"? The first "d" is silent.
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Is the L silent in lip balm?

Both the OED and M-W list the silent “l” as the first pronunciation and the “l” pronunciation as a variant for the following words: alms, palm, psalm, and qualm. OED gives only the silent “l” pronunciation for salmon, balm, and calm.
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Is Hulk silent L?

Senior Member. Hi ArtKelly, I certainly pronounce the L in hulk. However, it is not a "bright" L that is pronounced with the tongue at the teeth, as in luck; it is a "dark" L, pronounced at the back of the mouth.
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Do you pronounce the B in dumb?

the rules are: don't pronounce the 'b' in any of the root words limb crumb dumb lamb thumb (just check an online dictionary).
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Is the L in salmon silent?

In English, the correct pronunciation of salmon is sam-un. The “l” in salmon is silent. However, in certain dialects and varieties of English salmon is occasionally pronounced with an “l”.
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Do you say the L in talk?

We find it in lots of different words, and they are generally very common words. Many students try to pronounce these Ls, but in all these words, the L is completely silent. In walk, chalk, and talk, the L comes after an A, and the vowel is pronounced like a short O.
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Why is Wednesday spelled like that?

As it turns out, Wednesday actually has Germanic linguistic origins. It is derived from the Old English word, Wōdnesdæg, which honors the Germanic god Wodan.
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Why L is silent in Almond?

Is the L in almond silent? - Quora. Yes, it is. This sound change took place about 500 years ago at a time when English spelling was standardizing. /l/ dropped out after a low vowel before another consonant.
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Is the second B silent in bomb?

Over time, pronunciation changes. For example, bomb comes from the Italian bomba, in which the second B is pronounced, and climb was climban in Old English.
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Is the B in obvious silent?

Member. Well, the correct way would be to include the "b" sound. but it's so subtle that if you were to drop the sound, people would still be able to understand you.
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Why is the W silent in sword?

The W in 'two' and 'sword' is silent because of a sound change that took place somewhere between Old English & Middle English. The change applied to words in which the W was preceded by [s, t] and followed by a back vowel like [ɔ o ɑ u] etc.
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Is R in February silent?

While "Feb-RU-ary" is still considered the standard pronunciation, most dictionaries recognize the pronunciation of February without the first "r" ("Feb-U-ary") as an acceptable variant.
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Why is there ad in fridge but not in refrigerator?

As a general rule, a G at the end of a word sounds like the G in flag and hog. Anywhere else in a word, it can sound like either gesture or forget. The G in refrigerator follows this rule. If we shortened refrigerator to fridge we're left with F-R-I-G.
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Is H silent in chaos?

Sometimes the CH combination makes a K sound, which makes it feel like the H is silent, like in 'choir' or 'chaos' or 'echo'. When GH is at the beginning of the word, H is silent like in 'ghost' or 'ghetto'. H is silent after R like in rhyme, rhythm, and rhubarb.
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