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The Alphabet
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audio icon The alphabet in English is similar to many other languages. The letter name pronunciations are listed below. Note that the letter sound when used in a word may be pronounced differently from the name pronunciation. For example: the letter "s" has the name "es". But when used in a word, such as "school" the letter "s" does not have the "es" sound, it has a "sssss" sound.

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Aa
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Bb
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Cc
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Dd
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Ee
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F f
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G g
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H h
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I i
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J j
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K k
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L l
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M m
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N n
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O o
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P p
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Q q
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R r
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S s
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T t
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U u
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V v
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W w
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X x
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Y y
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z
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The Rhyming Alphabet
The following letters rhyme with each other -

Long A sound
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Long E sound
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Short E sound
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Long I sound
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Long U sound
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A B F I Q
H C L Y U
J D M   W
K E N    
  G S    
  P X    
  T      
  V      
  Z      
Vowels
A a
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E e
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I i
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O o
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U u
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Consonants
B b
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C c
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D d
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F f
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G g
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H h
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J j
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K k
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L l
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M m
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N n
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P p
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Q q
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R r
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S s
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T t
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V v
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W w
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X x
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Y y
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Z z
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Letter Sound of Letter Name Sounds the letter makes Examples
A, a a-ee audio icon æ, a, ah, uh and, late, all, around
B, b Bee audio icon buh bike, baby, crab
C, c See audio icon kuh, sss cake, city, sincere
D, d Dee audio icon d daddy, done, did, deep
E, e Ee audio icon eh, ee, (silent), uh bed, see, late, elephant
F, f Ef audio icon ffff free, five, off
G, g Jee audio icon guh, juh go, grunge, jungle, large
H, h aech audio icon huh, (silent) hotel, beehive, what
I, i ai-ee audio icon ah-ee, i, uh light, site, sit, animal
J, j Jay audio icon juh jump, enjoy, jazz
K, k Kay audio icon k kite, kick, hickory, walk
L, l El audio icon luh, ul lot, full, holly, lull
M, m Em audio icon mmm me, alarm, mummy
N, n En audio icon nnn no, nun, nanny
O, o o (oh) audio icon ah, o, oo, uh hot, go, boot, come
P, p Pee audio icon puh put, puppy, cap
Q, q Kyoo (kyu) audio icon kwuh quick, equator, equal
R, r Ah-r audio icon ruh, ur race, stir, remember
S, s Es audio icon suh, zuh stick, summer, is, scissors
T, t Tee audio icon tuh, duh, stopped tee table, tight, better, mountain
U, u Yiu audio icon yoo, oo, uh use, flute, up
V, v Vee audio icon vuh very, valve, save
W, w Duboliu audio icon wuh, (silent) well, slow
X, x Eks audio icon ks, zuh box, xylophone
Y, y Wah-ee audio icon yuh, ee, ah-ee (i), i yes, happy, try, cylinder
Z,z Zee audio icon zzz zebra, zipper