at the beginning of the word "light" in the middle of the word

"valley" at the end of the word "bel"

and at the beginning and end of the word "level"

now you try listen and repeat

"light" "valley"

"bell" "level"

Okay

speakers have some languages

may find it difficult to tell the difference between this sound

/l/ and another consonant /r/

Now listening carefully to hear the difference

between the following two words

and watch the position of my mouth

light right

I make the /l/ sound

with the front part of my tongue

behind my teeth and I make the /r/ sound

my making my lips come out

and pulling my tongue back

/r/

now listen to some examples

and watch the shape of my mouth

led red

clash crash

climb crime

lice rice

lock rock

Now you try listening again

and repeat after me

led red

clash crash

climb crime

lice rice

lock rock

Okay

In English

/l/ at the beginning of a syllable is a bit different from

/l/ at the end of a syllable listen carefully

leaf feel

leaf feel

and

let tell

let tell

Did you hear that little difference

listen again

/l/ /l/

now for some speakers of English

this can change the vowel a little bit

listen again

loaf foal

loaf foal

and

loot tool

loot tool

now this can actually make

the /l/ sound disappear

at the end of a syllable

so I can say "pal" or "pal"

I can say "pill" or "pill"

mile mile

milk milk

cold cold

to be careful

there's a bit of a difference