Unit 26 - Spelling the word endings le, al, el

Remember, words of more than one syllable often have a weak, unstressed vowel sound, called the schwa (see unit 24).

When the schwa sound comes before l, it makes this sound:

If the ending is a suffix, the spelling is often al:

arrive > arrival	bride > bridal	bury > burial	centre > central
comic > comical	globe > global	magic > magical	survive > survival

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When the ending is not a suffix, the most common way of spelling the /Əl/ sound is le but some words use al or el:


le as in eagle	al as in oval	el as in camel
table rifle apple little poodle ankle article dazzle castle	formal mammal signal general funeral rival carnival	enamel channel tunnel squirrel travel towel vowel
Note: Only a few words use ol or il to spell the /Əl/ sound at the end of a word. These are listed on pages 5 and 6.

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