211+ Initial L Speech Therapy Words for Articulation

Do you have a child or student in speech therapy who is working on their l speech sounds in the initial position? If you answered yes, then this post is just what you need! It has over 200 initial l words for speech therapy that will help strengthen your child or student’s l sound.

Initial L Words Speech Therapy

Speech-language pathologists who love word lists with multiple speech productions are sure to enjoy this list below.

Target Words:

Here’s a list of initial l articulation sounds for a speech therapist to use during a therapy session or simply use this list for at home practice to work on your child’s new skill.

For Example: lake, lime, liquid, line, lost, love, like, liver, lot, lazer, laminate, leave, left, loft, lucky

See full list of words, phrases, and sentences below.

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Word Positions: Final L Words Speech Therapy

Beginning of Words

The l sound at the beginning of a word. For example, “look” or “live”.

Medial Position of Words

The l sound in the medial position of a word, such as “umbrella”, “buffalo”, and “hillside”.

Final Positions

Final l words are when the target sound is at the end of a word. For example, “sale” or “hill”.

Correct Tongue Placement

The best place to start is with the placement of your tongue.

Start by placing the tip of your tongue on the small bump (the alveolar ridge) behind your front teeth.

Then allow air to pass on the sides of your mouth while making your l sound “loud” which will turn on your voice box.

You will know when your voice box is turned on by touching your neck to feel the vibration.

If your child or student is still struggling to produce the initial l sound you can provide them with a tactile cue. A great way to provide a tactile cue is to place a tongue depressor on the small bump behind your child or student’s top teeth.

Another idea is to place some peanut butter on the bump behind your child or student’s front teeth and have the child take a lick of peanut butter while producing the l sound.

A great place to find a visual cue for your child or student is here: Play with Dough Tongue Placement Sheets created by Peachie Speechie – Simply grab some play dough and start creating your very own visual cue!

Initial L Words Speech Therapy

1 Syllable: lake, lime, lane, lost, love, like, lot, left, loft, leg, lamb, log, lip, look, lamp, lock, leaf, lion, lid, land, life, lace, late, lab, lap, lack, laid, lawn, last, lead, lean, leap, left, lice, lend, lens, less, lick, limb, line, link, lint, load, loaf, loan, loft, long, loop, loud, luck, lump, lung, latch, laugh, learn, leash, leave, least, ledge, limp, lodge, loose, low, lunch, lunge, launch, league, leaves, length
2 Syllable: llama, lava, lazy, liar, lady, lily, logo, label, labor, ladder, larva, laser, lasso, later, latex, layer, leaky, legal, legit, lemon, level, lever, lilac, limit, liter, lobby, logic, lucky, lyric, ladle, landed, lawyer, leader, layoff, layout, legend, lenses, linens, linger, liquid, litter, little, lively, liver, lizard, local, lonely, loosen, lovely, lumber, lactose, lantern, layered, lawsuit, layover, leading, leaking, leaning, leather, leisure, license, liftoff, limeade, lineman, longest, lookout, luggage, lacrosse, ladylike, lakeside, landfall, lamppost, landfill, landlord, landmark, landslide, laughter, leapfrog, lecture, leggings, lifetime, lukewarm, luncheon, lampshade, lifeguard, lifeboat, lifesaver, lightning, lighthouse, lipsync, livestream, lunchmeat, lunchroom, loungewear
3 Syllable: legacy, luxury, ladybug, lasagna, leotard, liberty, library, limited, locally, logical, lollipop, lullaby, laminate, latitude, longitude, layaway, laziness, lethargic, likeable, lopsided, loveable, lavender, lawnmower, licorice, limitless, lowercase, leprechaun, letterhead, lubricate, landscaping, loudspeaker, lighthearted, lightheaded
4 Syllable: legendary, leniency, leukemia, literacy, laminator, librarian, luxurious, legislator, legitimate, limitation, levelheaded, leatherjacket, locomotives
5 Syllable: Louisiana, laboratory, liability
6 Syllable: liberalization

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Initial L Words Speech Therapy

1 Syllable	2 Syllable	3 Syllable
lake	llama	legacy
lime	lava	luxury
lane	lazy	ladybug
lost	liar	lasagna
love	lady	leotard
like	lily	liberty
lot	logo	library
left	label	limited
loft	labor	locally
leg	ladder	logical
lamb	larva	lollipop
log	laser	lullaby
lip	lasso	laminate
look	later	latitude
lamp	latex	longitude
lock	layer	layaway
leaf	leaky	laziness
lion	legal	lethargic
lid	legit	likeable
land	lemon	lopsided
lady	level	loveable
lace	lever	lavender
late	lilac	lawnmower
lab	limit	licorice
lap	liter	limitless
lack	lobby	lowercase
laid	logic	leprechaun
lawn	lucky	letterhead
last	lyric	lubricate
lead	ladle	landscaping
lean	landed	loudspeaker
leap	lawyer	lighthearted
left	leader	lightheaded
lice	layoff
lend	layout
lens	legend
less	lenses
lick	linens
limb	linger
line	liquid
link	litter
lint	little
load	lively
loaf	liver
loan	lizard
loft	local
long	lonely
loop	loosen
loud	lovely
luck	lumber
lump	lactose
lung	lantern
latch	layered
laugh	lawsuit
learn	layover
leash	leading
leave	leaking
least	leaning
ledge	leather
limp	leisure
lodge	license
loose	liftoff
low	limeade
lunch	lineman
lunge	longest
launch	lookout
league	luggage
leaves	lacrosse
length	ladylike
	lakeside
	landfall
	lamppost
	landfill
	landlord
	landmark
	landslide
	laughter
	leapfrog
	lecture
	leggings
	lifetime
	lukewarm
	luncheon
	lampshade
	lifeguard
	lifeboat
	lifesaver
	lightning
	lighthouse
	lipsync
	livestream
	lunchmeat
	lunchroom
	loungewear

4 Syllable	5 Syllable	6 Syllable
legendary	Louisiana	liberalization
leniency	laboratory
leukemia	liability
literacy
laminator
librarian
luxurious
legislator
legitimate
limitation
levelheaded
locomotives

Short Sentences or Phrases

Once your child or student has mastered the initial l sound at the word level at about 80% or higher then it’s time to move on to working on the initial l sound at the word and phrase level.

Here is a list of initial l word phrases:

Initial Words Speech Therapy in Phrases

1 Syllable	2 Syllable	3 Syllable
lake house	white llama	leave a legacy
ripe lime	hot lava	live in luxury
fast lane	lazy boy	red ladybug
lost shoe	bad liar	lasagna for dinner
love you	nice lady	dancing leotard
like it	beautiful lily	statue of liberty
small lot	new logo	public library
they left	label maker	limited on choices
big loft	labor day	locally grown
bent leg	tall ladder	logical explanation
sweet lamb	butterfly larva	tasty lollipop
short log	laser beam	sing a lullaby
hurt lip	brown lasso	laminate the paper
look now	see you later	latitude lines
tall lamp	latex gloves	longitude lines
broken lock	layer my clothes	clothes on layaway
falling leaf	leaky faucet	felt a laziness
sleeping lion	legal papers	lethargic feeling
tiny lid	legit excuse	likeable person
grassy land	lemon juice	lopsided pillow
nice lady	fourth level	loveable dog
pretty lace	pull the lever	lavender smell
don’t be late	lilac bush	new lawnmower
science lab	speed limit	red licorice
sit in her lap	liter of soda	limitless options
didn’t lack anything	hotel lobby	lowercase letters
laid down	use logic	green leprechaun
mow the lawn	lucky dog	business letterhead
last a while	song lyric	lubricate the tire
lead the team	ladle the soup	beautiful landscaping
lean on me	landed the plane	use the loudspeaker
leap for joy	their lawyer	lighthearted time
left foot	leader of the team	feeling lightheaded
avoid the lice	layoff workers
lend a hand	layout of the page
contact lens	living legend
less time	contact lenses
lick the popsicle	clean linens
tree limb	linger at the door
walk in a line	drink liquids
chain link	do not litter
lint roller	little children
load of laundry	lively crowd
loaf of bread	liver and onions
loan a pencil	pet lizard
sleeping loft	local animal shelter
long road	lonely person
Froot Loop	loosen the strings
loud noise	lovely night
good luck	lumber yard
lump in her throat	lactose intolerant
healthy lung	lantern glow
latch on	layered cake
laugh out loud	personal lawsuit
learn everyday	layover in a big city
dog leash	leading a team
leave on time	leaking bathtub
like the least	leaning to the side
ledge of a building	leather jacket
walk with a limp	leisure activity
vacation lodge	drivers license
loose string	space shuttle liftoff
low valley	limeade drink
a sandwich for lunch	football lineman
lunge at the gym	longest throw
launch the rocket	mountain lookout
baseball league	many pieces of luggage
fall leaves	play lacrosse
length of a ruler	act ladylike
	lakeside house
	hurricane landfall
	black lamppost
	smelly landfill
	kind landlord
	famous landmark
	mud landslide
	loud laughter
	play leapfrog
	college lecture
	new leggings
	have a lifetime
	lukewarm water
	delicious luncheon
	dark lampshade
	many lifeguards
	brown lifeboat
	lifesaver candy
	lightning storm
	bright lighthouse
	lipsync contest
	watch the live stream
	lunchmeat on a sandwich
	school lunchroom
	soft loungewear

4 Syllable	5 Syllable	6 Syllable
legendary time	state of Louisiana	political liberalization
show leniency	science laboratory
leukemia cancer	it’s a liability
reading literacy
office laminator
old librarian
luxurious furniture
ask the legislator
legitimate question
know your limitation
levelheaded person
power of locomotives

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Sentence Level: Initial L Words Speech Therapy

Once your child or student has mastered the initial l sound at the word and phrase level you can move on to the sentence level.

You could either give your child or student a sentence to read or show them a picture and have them create a sentence using their target sound.

Here is a list of sentences that you can use with your child or students.

1 Syllable	2 Syllable
They own a lake house.	The white llama was eating.
The limes were ripe.	Lava is hot.
He drove in the fast lane.	He is a lazy boy.
She lost her shoe.	She was a bad liar.
I love them.	She is a nice lady.
He will like it.	What a beautiful lily!
They bought a small lot of land.	They need a new logo.
They left for school.	She has a label maker.
She bought a big loft.	We celebrate Labor Day.
He couldn’t bend his leg.	That’s a tall ladder.
The lamb was eating grass.	Have you seen a butterfly larva?
He burned the short log.	That toy has a laser beam.
She hurt her lip.	He has a brown lasso.
Look now so you don’t miss it.	See you later, alligator!
They put a lamp in her room.	The doctor wears latex gloves.
The lock was broken.	I layer my clothes when it is cold.
The falling leaf was brown.	That is a leaky faucet.
The sleeping lion awoke.	That is a legal pad of paper.
She couldn’t find the tiny lid.	She had a legit excuse.
The grassy land stretched for miles.	I put lemon juice in my water.
She is a very nice lady.	Her office is on the fourth level.
That is pretty lace.	Pull the lever of the machine.
Please don’t be late today.	The lilac bush smells good.
I’m going to skip the science lab today.	Drive the speed limit.
She sat in her dad’s lap.	Please buy a liter of soda.
They didn’t lack anything.	They waited in the hotel lobby.
She laid down on the bed.	You need to use logic in math.
Time to mow the lawn.	He is a lucky dog.
This concert may last a while.	Do you know that song lyric?
Their boss will lead the team.	I need a soup ladle.
Lean on me if you are tired.	The pilot landed the plane.
When you feel happy, leap for joy!	Their lawyer told them to sign the paper.
Step with your left foot.	He is the leader of the team.
She tried to avoid the lice at school.	They need to layoff some workers.
He offered to lend a hand.	Do you like the layout of the page?
I took my contact lens out.	He is a living legend.
I have a little less time to do my homework tonight.	She wears contact lenses.
Try to lick the popsicle before it melts.	My bed has clean linens.
That is a long tree limb.	They sometimes linger at the door.
The students walked in a line.	Drink lots of liquids.
It is a chain link fence.	Do not litter.
Use the lint roller on your clothes.	They have many little children.
She started a load of laundry.	That is a lively crowd!
He bought a loaf of bread.	I don’t like liver and onions.
She asked her to loan a pencil.	He wants a pet lizard.
The house had a sleeping loft.	Let’s go to the local animal shelter.
They drove down a long road.	She is a lonely person.
He ate a Froot Loop.	Can you help me loosen the strings?
The truck made a loud noise.	It’s a lovely night.
Good luck with your test!	The lumber yard was full.
She had a lump in her throat.	She is lactose intolerant.
The doctor said she had a healthy lung.	I like the lantern glow.
The monkey went to latch on to the branch.	I like layered cake.
When it is funny, please laugh out loud.	I don’t want a personal lawsuit.
I learn every day.	They had a layover in a big city.
Get the dog leash.	He is leading a team.
We need to leave on time.	leaking bathtub
What food do you like the least?	The cake was leaning to the side.
Don’t sit on the ledge of a building.	I have a leather jacket.
She was hurt and walked with a limp.	Find a leisure activity to do.
They stayed in a lodge on vacation.	I have a driver’s license.
I can cut the loose string.	The space shuttle lifted off.
We walked through the low valley.	I like this limeade drink.
Make a sandwich for lunch.	That football lineman is good.
Try to lunge at the gym.	He had the longest throw.
Watch as they launch the rocket!	What a beautiful mountain lookout!
He played in a baseball league.	I had many pieces of luggage.
The fall leaves are beautiful.	I like to play lacrosse.
His shoe is the length of a ruler.	She needs to act ladylike.
	I want a lakeside house.
	The hurricane made landfall.
	That is a black lamppost.
	The landfill is smelly.
	He is a kind landlord.
	Let’s go to the famous landmark.
	Did you see that landslide?
	They heard loud laughter.
	They like to play leapfrog.
	They sat in a college lecture.
	She bought new leggings.
	We have a lifetime together.
	This is lukewarm water.
	This is a delicious luncheon.
	My lampshade is dark.
	There are many lifeguards at the beach.
	It is a brown lifeboat.
	Eat the lifesaver candy.
	It is a lightning storm.
	That is a bright lighthouse.
	They had a lipsync contest.
	Watch the livestream on TV.
	I like lunchmeat on my sandwich.
	This is a school lunchroom.
	She has soft loungewear.

3 Syllable	4 Syllable
He wants to leave a legacy.	They had a legendary time.
They live in luxury.	The teacher showed leniency towards her students.
There is a red ladybug.	He has leukemia.
We have lasagna for dinner.	Reading helps improve literacy.
She needs a dancing leotard.	Use the office laminator.
The Statue of Liberty is big!	She is an old librarian.
They visited the public library.	This is luxurious furniture.
They were limited on choices.	Ask the legislator a question.
This produce is locally grown.	That is a legitimate question.
He had a logical explanation.	It is good to know your limitations.
It is a tasty lollipop.	He is a levelheaded person.
Sing a lullaby to the baby.	Locomotives have a lot of power.
Laminate the paper after you print it.
These are latitude lines.
These are longitude lines.
Put these clothes on layaway.
He felt laziness after work.
She was feeling lethargic.
She is a likeable person.
It was a lopsided pillow.
It is a loveable dog.
It smells like lavender.
They have a new lawnmower.
I like red licorice.
She has limitless options.
These are lowercase letters.
It is a green leprechaun.
They have business letterhead.
You need to lubricate the tire.
What beautiful landscaping!
Use the loudspeaker to talk.
They were fun and lighthearted.
She is feeling lightheaded.

5 Syllable	6 Syllable
The state of Louisiana is in the south.	Let’s talk about the liberalization of agriculture.
Go to the science laboratory.
That is a liability.

Initial L Words Speech Therapy Ideas

Board Games

Who doesn’t love a great board game?

Using board games is a great way to reinforce a new or difficult skill.

A few board games that you might want to try for initial l words speech therapy practice are: Sorry!, Pop the Pig, or Jenga.

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Boom Cards

Do you have students who love Boom Cards?

If so here are a few favorite sets to work on the initial l words for speech therapy:

FREEBIE St. Patrick’s Day Articulation Game Boom Cards: Initial L Words by Sparkly Speech Girl – play this fun game with your students as they practice the initial l sound.
Summer Speech Therapy Boom Cards for Articulation Game (Initial /L/ FREE Sample) by Ausome Speech – Practice initial l with this fun game in your classroom.
Boom Cards ™: Flashlight Find Initial /l/ by 2 Beachiespeechies – Use a flashlight to play this fun game.

Therapy Room

If you’re a speech therapist looking for additional ways to work on your student’s initial l sound here are a few worksheets to get you started.

Initial /L/ Articulation No Prep Worksheets, Activities, Print and Go by Cat Says Meow – 10 pages of no prep activities to practice initial l.
Freebie! Initial L Unicorn Articulation Worksheet by Everything is Speechie TPT – A fun search and find activity.
Freebie! Initial L Unicorn Articulation Worksheet by Everything is Speechie TPT – No Prep needed for this teletherapy activity.
L Initial Sound by SpeechSF – Worksheets to help your student’s practice the initial L sound.

Enough Time

Do you ever feel like there isn’t enough time to plan your therapy or to work on your child’s l sound?

Try these simple worksheets that could take 5 minutes of practice a day.

Here is a list of 5 minute therapy ideas to work on the initial l sound.

Word Webs for Initial L, S, and R by Mrs Paulk’s Products – A fun activity to use around Halloween.
Look Whose /L/ is Popping! Articulation Cut and Paste with Popcorn by World of Speech and Language Resources – Just print and go with this cut paste activity.
Blocked! Freebie: A sentence-level game for Word Initial /l/ by the Crafty Speechie – Another fun game for your students to play as they practice.

In Conclusion: Initial L Words Speech Therapy

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Heather

Tuesday 15th of March 2022

I love your use of real pictures! Thank you from a fellow SLP!

Melissa Berg

Hi Heather, I'm happy to know you love the use of real pictures in my resources! Wishing you all my best, Melissa

Cindy Hall

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211+ Initial L Speech Therapy Words for Articulation

Initial L Words Speech Therapy

Target Words:

Word Positions: Final L Words Speech Therapy

Beginning of Words

Medial Position of Words

Final Positions

Correct Tongue Placement

Initial L Words Speech Therapy

Practice in Flash Card Mode Right Here from Your Computer!

Initial L Words Speech Therapy

SEE ALSO: 21 Best Reinforcement Games for Speech Therapy

Short Sentences or Phrases

Initial Words Speech Therapy in Phrases

Sentence Level: Initial L Words Speech Therapy

Initial L Words Speech Therapy Ideas

Board Games

Boom Cards

SEE ALSO: Free Articulation Games for Speech Therapy

Therapy Room

SEE ALSO: 279+ Free Speech Therapy Digital Materials

Enough Time

In Conclusion: Initial L Words Speech Therapy

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