Lesson 28: Ll /l/

Help Your Child Learn to Say, Write, and Read with the Letter Ll!

What Will We Learn Today?

Today we’re learning the letter Ll, which spells the sound /l/—as in lamp or log. In this lesson, your child will learn how to say the /l/ sound, write uppercase and lowercase Ll, and blend and read short words, phrases, and connected sentences using this smooth, voiced consonant.

How to Make the /l/ Sound

The /l/ sound is a voiced, continuous consonant made with the tongue at the front of the mouth.

Here’s how to help your child say it:

• Touch the tip of your tongue just behind your top front teeth.

• Open your mouth slightly.

• Let the air flow around the sides of your tongue.

• Turn your voice on and stretch it: /llll/

Articulate

Say it together:
“Let’s say /l/ like in ‘lamp’—/llll/!”
Try it slowly and smoothly: /llll/
Ask your child to feel their tongue placement and voice vibration.

How to Write the Letter Ll

Time to grab your whiteboard and marker!

Uppercase L

• Start at the top and draw a straight vertical line down.

• At the bottom, draw a line across to the right.

• You’ve made a big letter L!

Lowercase l

• Draw a straight line from the top going down.

Try tracing, sky writing, or forming the letter with clay for a multisensory experience.

Let’s Practice Reading Words

Blend and read these words with the /l/ sound at the beginning or end:

lab – log – let – lamp – left – bled – glad – lad – lot – lid – land – lens – clam – slam – leg – lug – lip – last – lent – clot – slug

Model blending:
“/l/ – /æ/ – /b/” → lab
Then say the word smoothly.

Let’s Practice Reading Phrases

• the last lamp

• the lost plum

• slug on a log

• flip the lid

• glad to help

• a big blot

Encourage your child to point to each word, blend, and reread for fluency.

Let’s Practice Reading Sentences

• The lamp is on the log.

• Dan can flip and flop.

• The cat sat in the lab.

• Meg and I plan to sled.

• Len lost the plug.

Ask your child to identify the /l/ words in each sentence.

Let’s Practice Reading Connected Sentences

You can build a short story using several of the phrases and sentences above or invite your child to illustrate what’s happening in the sentence to support comprehension and recall.

Color, Trace, and Write

Use printable worksheets where your child can:

• Color pictures of /l/ words (e.g., lamp, log, lid)

• Trace uppercase and lowercase Ll

• Write the letter independently

[Download the Ll Worksheet Here]

Flashcards – Beginning Sound Focus

Use picture flashcards to help your child hear and identify the /l/ sound in familiar words.

Examples:

• lamp

• log

• leg

• lip

Ask:

• “What sound do you hear at the start?”

• “Which letter spells that sound?”

[Download Ll Flashcards – Beginning Sound Set Here]

Conclusion

The /l/ sound is light and lovely—and it appears in many early words. With careful practice in saying, writing, and reading /l/ words, your child will build strong decoding and fluency skills.

Ask your child:
“Can you find something around you that starts with /l/?”
“What’s your favorite /l/ word today?”