R: walk work

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walk … work
/wɔk/ … /wɚk/

 

is king of the consonants .
It can make vowels disappear.

That’s what it does here.
wor at the beginning of a word = /wɚ/

work
/wɚk/

[Wonder Word Link]

 

1.  To make the vowel sound /ɔ/,
your mouth makes the shape of a ball /bɔl/.

2.  The letter L is pretty,
but we don’t pronounce it in the word “walk.”

walk
/wɔk/

 

walking … work
/ˈwɔ–kɪŋ/ … /wɚk/

They’re walking to work.

 

work … walkers
/wɚk/ … /ˈwɔ–kɚz/

In the city people work as dog walkers.
They walk dogs while the owners are at work.

 

walking … work
/ˈwɔ–kɪŋ/ … /wɚk/

He is walking home from work or school.

 

walk
/wɔk/

They’re taking the children for a walk.

 

work … walk
/wɚk/ … /wɔk/

When people have a day off from work,
sometimes they go for a walk or a bike ride in the park.

 

workers … crosswalk
/ˈwɚ–kɚz/ …. /ˈkrɔs–wɔk/

The workers are painting a new crosswalk.
We should cross the street only at the crosswalk.

 

/ˈwɔ–kɚ/

The elderly man is using a walker.

 

walking
/ˈwɔ–kɪŋ/

Click on the picture to watch the coyote move.
He’s not walking.
He’s tip-toeing…trying to sneak up on someone.

Note

other words with silent l = /ɔk/

balk … caulk … chalk … talk … walk
/bɔk/ … /kɔk/ … /t͡ʃɔk/ … /tɔk/ … /wɔk/

 

More Words with Silent L

could … should … would
/kʊd/ … /ʃʊd/ … /wʊd/
[Wonder Word Link]

colonel
/ˈkɚ-nəl/
[Wonder Word Link]

calf … half … salve
/kæf/ … /hæf/ … /sæv/

balm … calm … palm … psalm … qualm
/bɑm/ … /kɑm/ … /pɑm/ … /sɑm/ … /kwɑm/

folks … Lincoln … almond … salmon
/fowks/ … /ˈlɪn-kɪn/ … /ˈɑ-mɪnd/ … /ˈsæ-mɪn/

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