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How to Pronounce “walk”

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The l is silent. The l in the endings -alk, -alm and -olk is not pronounced. Say “walk” with the vowel running straight into the final consonant.

How to Pronounce -ed Endings — /t/, /d/ and /ɪd/ Rules

The three ways -ed is said at the end of a regular past tense verb, the one rule that decides which, and a full word list to practise with.

Silent L — Talk, Walk, Half, Calm, Could and the -alk Rule

The l that vanished before k, m, f and d: the -alk, -alm, -alf, -olk and -ould families, plus salmon, colonel and the accent-split almond and solder.

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