What Are Medial L Words? 

Medial L words” refer to words where the letter “L” appears in the middle or medial position of the word. Examples of medial L words include “collar,” “pillow,” “salty,” “holly,” “color,” etc.

In your years as a teacher, chances are you have had a student or students who struggle with pronouncing words with medial L, and those students most likely attend some sort of speech therapy to help them develop the ability to articulate Medial L. You can help them even more this year with our Medial L Word list and accompanying Medial L Flash Cards!

A Variety of Words With Medial L – Flashcards & List

This list of 40 Medial L words has been compiled to assist you in implementing speech or spelling instruction/intervention in your classroom. It includes a variety of words that are perfect for use with young students.

This resource download includes two components. The medial L word list can be used in numerous ways to support the diverse needs of your learners during your literacy sessions. In contrast, the illustrated flashcards can be used as homework activities, practice activities, etc. Here are some of our suggestions:

🏠Individual Medial L Word List Homework

Send the lists home so your students can work with parents or guardians to read and practice the correct articulation of each medial L Word.

👂Listen for L Medial Words

Read out words from the list and other words of your choice and have your students listen for the Medial L sound. Have them indicate whether they hear the sound in the word. This enables the teacher to identify the students needing additional support with the concept.

🏴‍☠️ Medial L Word Scavenger Hunt

Use the Medial L word cards and another set of our illustrated word cards to create a scavenger hunt where students search for objects or pictures around the room that contain Medial L words. They can say the word aloud when they find it.

Support Speech Therapy and Boost Student Spelling Skills!

Word lists aren’t the only way that you can support students in need of speech intervention or help with spelling and phonics. Activities like games, puzzles, competitions, and even color-by-code activities are great ways to support your students. Here are just a few of our favorites!

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Diphthong Vowel Team Sound Wall Cards

Use these diphthong vowel team cards as visuals on a sound wall or as flashcards during your phonics lessons.

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Auto-Fill Customizable Spelling Worksheets

Save time making custom spelling lists and spelling practice worksheets with an editable auto-fill spelling worksheet pack.

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Vowel Digraphs Poster Pack

A poster showing words and pictures for various vowel blends.

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Counting, Blending, and Segmenting Syllables Interactive Activity

Practice blending, segmenting, and counting syllables in words with a Google Interactive activity.

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Sound Wall Classroom Interactive Bulletin Board

Print a complete Sound Wall designed to help you enhance your phonics program by displaying the phonemes your students are currently mastering.

Easily Download Your Free Medial L Word List and Picture Cards

This resource is available as an easy-to-use Google Slides or Printable PDF Resource file. To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button to select your preferred file format. Click print and your Medial L resources are ready to use!