Are you an adult who wants to learn English and the alphabet? Here are all the sounds in English language together with vowels and consonants plus three video which can help you remember the alphabet much faster. When spelling words you might want to learn NATO phonetic alphabet.
The English alphabet consists of 26 letters. Each letter has an uppercase (“capital letter”) and a lowercase (“small letter”) form.
| # | Capital Letter |
Small Letter |
Phonic (pronunciation) |
Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | /eɪ/, /æ/ | a |
| 2 | B | b | /biː/ | bee |
| 3 | C | c | /siː/ | cee |
| 4 | D | d | /diː/ | dee |
| 5 | E | e | /iː/ | e |
| 6 | F | f | /ɛf/ | ef |
| 7 | G | g | /dʒiː/ | gee |
| 8 | H | h | /(h)eɪtʃ/ | (h)aitch |
| 9 | I | i | /aɪ/ | i |
| 10 | J | j | /dʒeɪ/ | jay |
| 11 | K | k | /keɪ/ | kay |
| 12 | L | l | /ɛl/ | el |
| 13 | M | m | /ɛm/ | em |
| 14 | N | n | /ɛn/ | en |
| 15 | O | o | /oʊ/ | o |
| 16 | P | p | /piː/ | pee |
| 17 | Q | q | /kjuː/ | cue |
| 18 | R | r | /ɑːr/ | ar |
| 19 | S | s | /ɛs/ | ess |
| 20 | T | t | /tiː/ | tee |
| 21 | U | u | /juː/ | u |
| 22 | V | v | /viː/ | vee |
| 23 | W | w | /ˈdʌbəl.juː/ | double-u |
| 24 | X | x | /ɛks/ | ex |
| 25 | Y | y | /waɪ/ | wy |
| 26 | Z | z | /zi/zɛd/ | zee/zed |
VOWELS |
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| A | E | I | O | U |
CONSONANTS |
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| B | C | D | F | G | H | J | K |
| L | M | N | P | Q | R | S | T |
| V | W | X | Y | Z | |||
Songs that will help you remember English alphabet:
NATO phonetic alphabet
This is the phonetic alphabet that is used most often today:
