empty
The word is empty. If you take away the first, last and middle letter the word sounds like mpty, empt and emty.
Whole
empty
queue (sounds like the letter q)
empty
The answer is the word empty. Take away the e and you have the letters mpty. Take away the p and you have the letters mty. Take away the y and you have the letters mt.
Adapt.
Cello is a five letter word that sounds like six letters when pronounced. The letter c is pronounced ch to make the word sound like six letters.
It could be: 'super'
Some five letter words with L in the middle are:agletaglowailedallayalleyallotallowalloyatlasbaldybalmybalsabelaybelchbeliebellybelowbilgebulgebulkybullybylawcellociliacoliccoloncolordallydelaydelftdeltadelvedillydollyfalsefelonfilchfillyfilthfoliofollyfullygollyhalvehelixhellohillyidleriglooinlayinletisletjellyjollyjulepmelonmilkymolarmulchnylonphloxpilafpilotpolarpoliopolkapolyppulsepylonrallyrelaxrelayrelicrulersaladsalsasaltysalvesalvosilkysolarsolidsolvesulfasulkysullysylphtallytalontelextuliptulleuplitvaletvalidvalorvaluevalvewaltzwelshzilch
rhyme
Geese