Learn English Alphabet A to Z
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- While English and Spanish share many similarities as alphabetical languages using the Roman alphabet, there are some differences in pronunciation, word order and punctuation conventions between the two grammars.
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- 1. LEARN A TO Z by DHILIP TEACHER
- 2. Look at the letter ALook at the letter A Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 3. Look at the letter BLook at the letter B Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 4. Look at the letter CLook at the letter C Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 5. Look at the letter DLook at the letter D Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 6. Look at the letter ELook at the letter E Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 7. Look at the letter FLook at the letter F Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 8. Look at the letter GLook at the letter G Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 9. Look at the letter HLook at the letter H Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 10. Look at the letter ILook at the letter I Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 11. Look at the letter JLook at the letter J Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 12. Look at the letter KLook at the letter K Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 13. Look at the letter LLook at the letter L Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 14. Look at the letter MLook at the letter M Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 15. Look at the letter NLook at the letter N Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 16. Look at the letter OLook at the letter O Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 17. Look at the letter PLook at the letter P Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 18. Look at the letter QLook at the letter Q Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 19. Look at the letter RLook at the letter R Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 20. Look at the letter SLook at the letter S Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 21. Look at the letter TLook at the letter T Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 22. Look at the letter ULook at the letter U Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 23. Look at the letter VLook at the letter V Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 24. Look at the letter WLook at the letter W Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 25. Look at the letter XLook at the letter X Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 26. Look at the letter YLook at the letter Y Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 27. Look at the letter ZLook at the letter Z Guess the word in EnglishGuess the word in English Say the letter and word loudlySay the letter and word loudly
- 28. BYE BYE