How to pronounce salmon

The trap

The l is silent. The first syllable sounds like the name Sam.

Tip. Say “Sam”, then a short “un”.

Say it in a sentence

1. We had grilled salmon for dinner. Practice
2. Salmon swim upstream to lay eggs. Practice

Tono scores English against the US model and colors every word, so you can see whether salmon landed.

More words like this: silent letters

• knowledge /ˈnɑːlɪdʒ/
• often /ˈɔːfən/
• Worcestershire /ˈwʊstɚʃɚ/
• listen /ˈlɪsən/
• castle /ˈkæsəl/
• answer /ˈænsɚ/