This document lists the 26 letters of the English alphabet along with their names, phonetic pronunciations, and example words to demonstrate pronunciation. For each letter, it provides the letter name, phonetic pronunciation when saying the name alone, and a short example word to illustrate pronunciation in context.
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1. The names of lettersinthe Englishalphabet
Letter Name
Phonetic
pronunciation
In an English word
A (a) Ay /ˈeɪ/ say
B (b) Bee /ˈbiː/ beat
C (c) Cee /ˈsiː/ (see) see
D (d) Dee /ˈdiː/ deal
E (e) Ee /ˈiː/ easy
F (f) Eff /ˈɛf/ effort
G (g) Gee /ˈdʒiː/ gene
H (h)
aitch
haitch
/ˈeɪtʃ/
/ˈheɪtʃ/
n/a
n/a
I (i) I /ˈaɪ/ eye
J (j) Jay /ˈdʒeɪ/ jay
K (k) Kay /ˈkeɪ/ okay
L (l) el / ell /ˈɛl/,[ˈɛɫ] sell
M (m) Em /ˈɛm/ them
N (n) En /ˈɛn/ then
O (o) O /ˈəʊ/ go
P (p) Pee /ˈpiː/ peel
Q (q) Cue /ˈkjuː/ queue
R (r) Ar /ˈɑː/ art
S (s) Ess /ˈɛs/ assess
T (t) Tee /ˈtiː/ tea
U (u) U /ˈjuː/ you
V (v) Vee /ˈjuː/ veer
W (w) double-u /ˈdʌbəl.juː/ n/a
X (x) Ex /ˈɛks/ excellent
Y (y) Wy /ˈwaɪ/ why