It isn't. The L forms the AW sound (al) in walk. Otherwise it would sound like "whack."
Walk, with a silent "l".
The letter which is silent in the word folk is the letter L.
The E in gentle is silent.
The word "yolk" is pronounced "/yĆk/" so it has an silent l since its not pronounced.
The "l".
The silent letter in the word "walk" is the letter "l."
the letter "L" is silent
Walk, with a silent "l".
Some examples of words with a silent "l" are "walk," "calm," "half," and "chalk."
Balk is pronounced as bawk or bok. So, the L could be considered silent, depending how a person pronounces that word.
A salmon has a silent L.
The letter which is silent in the word folk is the letter L.
The E in gentle is silent.
Here are some rules to silent L words: 1.) If a word ends with "alm", "alk" or "alf", then the L becomes silent. 2.) If a word ends with "ould", "olk", then the L becomes silent. Here are some examples of words with silent L: 1.) Talk 2.) Walk 3.) Chalk 4.) Half 5.) Folk 6.) Yolk 7.) Calm 8.) Palm 9.) Balm 10.) Balmy 11.) Calf 12.) Almond 13.) Salmon 14.) Could 15.) Would 16.) Should
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The word "walking" is spelled with an "L" because it comes from the Old English word "wealcan," which first referred to the act of moving or progressing on foot. Over time, the spelling of the word evolved to its current form.
The word "yolk" is pronounced "/yĆk/" so it has an silent l since its not pronounced.