Feel

/fiːl/ in US and UK; US often has lengthened vowel. Start with a light, upward lip position for /f/, then move to a long, tense /iː/ vowel with a close jaw and spread lips, and finally close with the alveolar /l/ at the end. For Australian speakers, expect a slightly more centralized vowel, but still /fiːl/. Audio reference: [local audio from Pronounce or credible dictionaries can be used].

Two frequent errors: (1) Shortening the vowel to a lax /ɪ/ as in 'fill' or 'fell', which makes it sound wrong; ensure you pronounce a long /iː/ with tension and length. (2) Substituting /l/ with a dark, over-emphasized end consonant or delaying it, which softens the word. Practice by isolating /iː/ then adding a clean /l/ with light, not heavy, final contact.

In US English, you hear /fiːl/ with a long, tense /iː/ and a rhotic 'r' influence only if followed by a vowel; the /l/ is light. In UK RP, /fiːl/ is similar but may feature crisper vowel quality and less lip rounding; final /l/ is often clear rather than dark. Australian generally shares /fiːl/ but vowel can be slightly more centralized and faster consonant timing, with a lighter /l/ in casual speech.

Because it requires a lengthened tense vowel /iː/ and a precise lips-to-teeth /f/ fricative leading into a clear alveolar /l/. The transition from a labiodental fricative to a high front vowel and then to an alveolar lateral requires careful coordination of lip rounding, jaw height, and tongue blade position. In connected speech, vowel length can be reduced slightly in casual speech, which changes the perceived quality.

Feel is straightforward in stress: it is a one-syllable word with primary stress on the only syllable. There is no silent letter here; the vowel /iː/ is clearly pronounced, and the /l/ is usually released crisply. Potential ambiguity arises in connected speech when you place emphasis elsewhere in a sentence; keep the word itself unstressed except for contrastive emphasis.