Lesson 1 - The English alphabet

The English alphabet is a set of 26 letters used to write the English language. It consists of both uppercase and lowercase letters, beginning with A and ending with Z. These letters form the foundation for reading, writing, and spelling in English, and are essential for learning vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.

1. Letters of the alphabet

We know that the English alphabet has 26 letters, but we haven’t yet seen or learned their names. In this section, we’ll show you how to pronounce each letter using phonetic symbols to help you learn more easily.

1.1. How to pronounce their names

On how to pronounce the names of each letter, please see in the “pronunciation” column in the table below.

capital letter small letter pronunciation
A a /eɪ/
B b /biː/
C c /siː/
D d /diː/
E e /iː/
F f /ef/
G g /dʒiː/
H h /eɪtʃ/
I i /aɪ/
J j /dʒeɪ/
K k /keɪ/
L l /el/
M m /em/
N n /en/
O o UK: /əʊ/; US: /oʊ/
P p /piː/
Q q /kjuː/
R r UK: /ɑːr / ; US: /ɑːr/
S s /es/
T t /tiː/
U u /juː/
V v /viː/
W w /ˈdʌb.əl.juː/
X x /eks/
Y y /waɪ/
Z z UK: /zed/; US: /ziː/

The table above lists the English alphabet in order. Next, we’ll separate these letters into consonants and vowels.

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Firstname Lastname Age
Jill Smith 50
Eve Jackson 94
John Doe 80

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Firstname Lastname Age
Jill Smith 50
Eve Jackson 94
John Doe 80

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Firstname Lastname Age
Jill Smith 50
Eve Jackson 94
John Doe 80

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Firstname Lastname Age
Jill Smith 50
Eve Jackson 94
John Doe 80