In words like able, or candle does the l function as a vowel and the e function as a consonant?
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I was recently told as part of my THRASS (phonics program for primary schools) training that in words ending in -le such as able, crumple, candle etc that the letter l functions as a vowel with the schwa sound and the letter e functions as a consonant with the "L" sound. This seems counter-intuitive to me and I was wondering if it could be better explained by word origins?
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I was recently told as part of my THRASS (phonics program for primary schools) training that in words ending in -le such as able, crumple, candle etc that the letter l functions as a vowel with the schwa sound and the letter e functions as a consonant with the "L" sound. This seems counter-intuitive to me and I was wondering if it could be better explained by word origins?
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The pronunciation is /ˈeɪb(ə)l/. You can see that the positional correspondence from letters in 'able' to phonemes in /ˈeɪb(ə)l/ is 'a'→/eɪ/, 'b'→/b/, 'l'→/(ə)/, and 'e'→/l/.
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I was recently told as part of my THRASS (phonics program for primary schools) training that in words ending in -le such as able, crumple, candle etc that the letter l functions as a vowel with the schwa sound and the letter e functions as a consonant with the "L" sound. This seems counter-intuitive to me and I was wondering if it could be better explained by word origins?
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I was recently told as part of my THRASS (phonics program for primary schools) training that in words ending in -le such as able, crumple, candle etc that the letter l functions as a vowel with the schwa sound and the letter e functions as a consonant with the "L" sound. This seems counter-intuitive to me and I was wondering if it could be better explained by word origins?
sounds phonics
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The pronunciation is /ˈeɪb(ə)l/. You can see that the positional correspondence from letters in 'able' to phonemes in /ˈeɪb(ə)l/ is 'a'→/eɪ/, 'b'→/b/, 'l'→/(ə)/, and 'e'→/l/.
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The pronunciation is /ˈeɪb(ə)l/. You can see that the positional correspondence from letters in 'able' to phonemes in /ˈeɪb(ə)l/ is 'a'→/eɪ/, 'b'→/b/, 'l'→/(ə)/, and 'e'→/l/.
– mama
1 min ago
The pronunciation is /ˈeɪb(ə)l/. You can see that the positional correspondence from letters in 'able' to phonemes in /ˈeɪb(ə)l/ is 'a'→/eɪ/, 'b'→/b/, 'l'→/(ə)/, and 'e'→/l/.
– mama
1 min ago
The pronunciation is /ˈeɪb(ə)l/. You can see that the positional correspondence from letters in 'able' to phonemes in /ˈeɪb(ə)l/ is 'a'→/eɪ/, 'b'→/b/, 'l'→/(ə)/, and 'e'→/l/.
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The pronunciation is /ˈeɪb(ə)l/. You can see that the positional correspondence from letters in 'able' to phonemes in /ˈeɪb(ə)l/ is 'a'→/eɪ/, 'b'→/b/, 'l'→/(ə)/, and 'e'→/l/.
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