The Silent 'l'

The letter 'l' is quite often silent. This is true in lots of words where 'l' is followed by 'f', 'k' or 'm'. Here are some examples:

calf, half
talk, walk, chalk, folk, yolk, Polka
calm , psalm, salmon

Remember too that the 'l' is silent in the words

could, couldn't, should, shouldn't, would and wouldn't