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Remember, words of more than one syllable often have a weak, unstressed vowel sound, called the schwa (see unit 24). |
| When the schwa sound comes before l, it makes this sound: |
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If the ending is a suffix, the spelling is often al: |
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When the ending is not a suffix, the most common way of spelling the /Əl/ sound is le but some words use al or el:
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| le as in eagle | al as in oval | el as in camel |
| table rifle apple little poodle ankle article dazzle castle |
formal mammal signal general funeral rival carnival |
enamel channel tunnel squirrel travel towel vowel |
| Note: Only a few words use ol or il to spell the /Əl/ sound at the end of a word. These are listed on pages 5 and 6. | ||
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