* simple-- sim/ple

The word is composed of two consonants.
In the second syllable, there is no vowel. However, the second part is also a syllable. l is a syllabic consonant. What is syllabic consonant?
Would you name the syllabic consonant? Thank you.

Here are some explanations:

http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsASyllabicConsonant.htm

http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/linguistics/19163-syllabic-consonant.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllabic_consonant

http://www3.hi.is/~peturk/KENNSLA/02/TOP/syllcons.html

A syllabic consonant is a consonant sound that forms the nucleus of a syllable, meaning it acts as the vowel sound in that syllable. In English, this typically occurs when the vowel sound in a syllable is reduced or omitted, and a consonant takes its place.

In the word "simple," the syllabic consonant is represented by the letter "l" in the second syllable. The letter "l" acts as the vowel sound because there is no other vowel present in that syllable. So in this case, the syllabic consonant is "l."

To identify a syllabic consonant in a word, you would look for a consonant sound that functions as the nucleus of a syllable, replacing the usual vowel sound. This can often be determined by the absence of a separate vowel in that syllable.