'Clear' and 'dark' /l/

The lateral consonant /l/ can be pronounced in two different ways (there are two basic allophones). Alveolar or 'clear' [l] is pronounced before a vowel and velarised or 'dark' [ɫ] is pronounced before a consonant or at the end of a syllable or word. I used 'IPA Phoneme /l/' at Teflpedia https://teflpedia.com/IPA_phoneme_/l/ to write today's exercise.

Ex. Decide whether the following words contain a 'clear' or a 'dark' /l/.

letter, lisp, pill, spill, lollipop, ball, lame, tall, growl, old, last, scold, lazy, alter, loom, fill, lock, table, play, stable, roll clay, lose, Paul, loose

KEY

'clear' letter, lisp, lollipop, lame, last, lazy, loom, lock, play, clay, lose, loose

'dark' pill, spill, ball, tall, growl, old, scold, alter, fill, table, stable, roll, Paul