When a long vowel is followed by an ℓ, place an extra /ɘ/ sound (schwa) in between. For the word feel, say “fee-ɘl.” It’s almost as if you are adding an extra syllable.
Words for Practice
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/i/ + ɘℓ |
/eɪ/ + ɘℓ |
/aɪ/ + ɘℓ |
/ɔɪ/ + ɘℓ |
/u/ + ɘℓ |
1. |
feel |
sale |
mile |
oil |
tool |
2. |
steal |
mail |
while |
toil |
school |
3. |
deal |
whale |
style |
spoil |
rule |
4. |
real |
pale |
smile |
foil |
fool |
5. |
wheel |
fail |
file |
boil |
cool |
6. |
heal |
exhale |
trial |
soil |
pool |
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