Words ending with il and no vowel before it include:
Words that have been taken from other languages don't always end in a vowel. Ex: il computer, gli sport, il club, il film, il DVD
Anvil, assail, bail, civil, evil. frail and soil are words. They end with the letters IL.
"He is what he is" is an English equivalent of the French phrase Il est ce qu'il est.Specifically, the masculine personal pronoun il is "he". The verb est means "is". The words ce que* translate as "what".The pronunciation will be "ee-ley skee ley" in French.*The vowel drops -- and is replaced by an apostrophe -- before a word which begins with a vowel.
Recoil
Stencil, pencil, and utensil.
No, the word "illegal" does not have a short vowel sound. The first syllable "il" is pronounced with a long "i" sound, not a short vowel sound.
L'uguale is an Italian equivalent of 'the equal sign'. The masculine article 'il'* means 'the'. The masculine noun 'uguale' means 'equal sign'. Together, they're pronounced 'loo-GWAH-leh'.*The vowel 'i' of 'il' drops before a noun that begins with a vowel. The temporary nature of the drop is indicated by an apostrophe: 'l'uguale'.
L'uguale is an Italian equivalent of 'the equal sign'. The masculine article 'il'* means 'the'. The masculine noun 'uguale' means 'equal sign'. Together, they're pronounced 'loo-GWAH-leh'.*The vowel 'i' of 'il' drops before a noun that begins with a vowel. The temporary nature of the drop is indicated by an apostrophe: 'l'uguale'.
some Scrabble words that end in IL are: Brail Frail Trail Pail Mail Hail Rail
"Istituto" is an Italian equivalent of "institute."Specifically, the Italian word is a masculine singular noun. Its singular definite article is "l"* ("the"). Its singular indefinite article is "un, uno" ("a, one").The pronunciation is "EE-stee-TOO-toh."*The masculine singular definite article actually is "il." But the vowel "i" of "il" drops before a noun that begins with a vowel. The temporary nature of that drop is indicated by an apostrophe after, not before, the still-standing "l" of "il" and the following noun.
Qual'è il cammino? and Qual'è il modo? are Italian equivalents of the English question "What's the way?"Specifically, the interrogative quale* is "what, which". The verb è means "(he/it/she) is". The masculine singular definite article il means "the". The masculine nouns cammino and modo translate as "way" respectively in terms of "path" and "manner".*The final vowel drops - and is replaced by an apostrophe - before a verb whose spelling begins with a vowel.
'Erbicida' is an Italian equivalent of 'weedkiller'.The Italian word 'erbicida' is a masculine noun. Its singular definite article is 'l'* ['the'], and its singular indefinite article 'un' ['a, one']. It's pronounced 'ehr-bee-TCHEE-dah'.*The masculine singular definite article actually is 'il'. But the vowel 'i' of 'il' drops before a noun that begins with a vowel. The temporary nature of that drop is indicated by an apostrophe: 'l'erbicida'.