Alphabet & Pronunciation
The letters of the English alphabet, how to say them and how to spell your name.
Vowels
The English alphabet has 26 letters. The vowels often sound different from other languages. Click 🔊 to listen.
Asounds like “day”
Esounds like “see”
Isounds like “my”
Osounds like “go”
Usounds like “you”
Letters that are easy to mix up
These letters sound different from what many learners expect.
Glike the start of “jeans”
Jrhymes with “day”
H“aitch”
Rsounds like “are”
Ysounds like “why”
W“double-u”
Spelling
When someone asks “How do you spell it?”, say the word letter by letter.
How do you spell your name?
A-N-N-Aspelling the name Anna
double Ltwo Ls together, e.g. Bill
Tip: A, E, I, O, U are vowels. Before a word that starts with a vowel sound we use an: an apple.
Sample quiz questions
- How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
- Which letter sounds like “see”?
- Which letter sounds like “my”?
- The letter J rhymes with “day”.
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