English Alphabet

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NAMES AND SOUNDS OF THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET A GUIDE TO PRONUNCIATION I

Vowels and consonants

Letter name

Letter sound(s)

A B C D E F G H

/ei/ as in date /bi:/ as in bee /si:/ as in see /di:/ as in Dee /i:/ as in sea /ef/ as in effort /dZi:/ as in gee /eitS/ as in aitch

/Q/ as in at /b/ as in beach /k/ as in car /d/ as in day /e/ as in end /f/ as in fine /g/ as in get /h/ as in help

I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

/ai/ as in nine /dZei/ as in Jay /kei/ as in O.K. /el/ as in elbow /em/ as in embassy /en/ as in end /«U/ as in old /pi:/ as in pea /kju:/ as in queue /a:/ as in are /es/ as in Eskimo /ti:/ as in tea /ju:/ as in united /vi:/ as in veal /dÃb«l ju:/ /eks/ as in exercise /wai/ as in why /zed/

/i/ as in /j/ as yes /jes/ /k/ as in keep /l/ as in light /m/ as in mother /n/ as in not /o/ as in on /p/ as in pay /kw/ as in quake /r/ as in road /s/ as in say /t/ as in toy /u/ as in put /v/ as in voice /w/ as in Wales /ks/ as in excellent /j/ as in yes /z/ as in zoo

Julio Torrecillas http://www.ugr.es/~juliotor juliotor@ugr.es


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