English Alphabet
The English Alphabet
The English Alphabet has 26 letters. In alphabetical order, they are:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Five of the letters are "vowels". Twenty-one are "consonants":
| 5 vowels | a | e | i | o | u | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 consonants | b | c | d | f | g | h | j | k | l | m | n | p | q | r | s | t | v | w | x | y | z | |||||
Each letter may be written as a "large letter" (capital) or "small letter".
| Capital letter | Small letter |
| A | a |
| B | b |
| C | c |
| D | d |
| E | e |
| F | f |
| G | g |
| H | h |
| I | i |
| J | j |
| K | k |
| L | l |
| M | m |
| N | n |
| O | o |
| P | p |
| Q | q |
| R | r |
| S | s |
| T | t |
| U | u |
| V | v |
| W | w |
| X | x |
| Y | y |
| Z | z |
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The alphabet
| A a | B b | C c | D d | E e | F f | G g | H h |
| I i | J j | K k | L l | M m | N n | O o | P p |
| Q q | R r | S s | T t | U u | V v | W w | X x |
| Y y | Z z | ||||||
Vowels
| A | E | I | O | U |
Consonants
| B | C | D | F | G | H | J | K |
| L | M | N | P | Q | R | S | T |
| V | W | X | Y | Z |
The Rhyming Alphabet
The following letters rhyme with each other
| ä sound | ë sound | e sound | ï sound | yü sound | |||
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| A | B | F | I | O | Q | R | Z |
| H | C | L | Y | U | |||
| J | D | M | W | ||||
| K | E | N | |||||
| G | S | ||||||
| P | X | ||||||
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| V | |||||||
The Phonetic Alphabet
 When spelling (especiallyover the phone) use the phonetic alphabet to avoid confusion. |
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| A | Alpha | B | Bravo |
| C | Charlie | D | Delta |
| E | Echo | F | Foxtrot |
| G | Golf | H | Hotel |
| I | India | J | Juliet |
| K | Kilo | L | Lima |
| M | Mike | N | November |
| O | Oscar | P | Papa |
| Q | Quebec | R | Romeo |
| S | Sierra | T | Tango |
| U | Uniform | V | Victor |
| W | Whisky | X | X-Ray |
| Y | Yankee | Z | Zulu |
Names
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Naturally speaking
When two letters appear next to each other we say "double __"
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Checking understanding - What to say
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"My name is Mr. Bean." | |||
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"............................" | "?" | "My name is ????." | "My name is Mr. Bean." |
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"I'm sorry I didn't hear that. Could you speak a little louder please?" | "I'm sorry, I don't understand." | "Could you repeat your name please?" | Could you spell that please? |
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"I said, my name is Mr. Bean!" | "My name is Mr. Bean, your name is --------- and mine is Mr. Bean." | "My name is Mr. Bean." | "B-e-a-n." |
Capitalisation
| When spelling a word for someone it is sometimes necessary to let the person know when letters need to be written in CAPITALS and when they need to be written small. | |
| "How do you spell UNESCO please?" | "Capital U-N-E-S-C-O." |
| "How do you spell T-Online please?" | "Capital T dash capital O small n-l-i-n-e." |
| "How do you spell 1&1 Profi please?" | "1 ampersand 1 capital P small r-o-f-i." |
