SYLLABIC CONSONANTS /l/

ENGLISH LANGUAGE S.S.S1 FIRST TERM

WEEK FIVE

THEME: SPEECH

SYLLABIC CONSONANTS /l/

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

Students should be able to;

1. Identify the syllabic consonants /l/
2. Use the above syllabic consonants in sentences

CONTENT

A syllabic consonant is a phonetic element that normally patterns as a consonant but may fill a vowel slot in a syllable.

In other words, a syllabic consonant is a consonant that can form an entire syllable on its own, without any vowels.

Usually, a syllable contains a vowel. However, "l", "m", "n", and "ng" sometimes functions as syllables by themselves, without any accompanying vowel, using the /ḷ/, /m/, /ṇ/, /ŋ/ sounds.

Syllabic /ḷ/ and /ṇ/ typically occur in an unstressed syllable immediately following the alveolar consonants, /t/,…