English Alphabet
English Alphabet
In English, there are 26 alphabets. Each letter has an uppercase (“capital letter”) and a lowercase
(“small letter”) form.
Phonic
Capital Letter Small Letter Name
(pronunciation)
A a /eɪ/, /æ/ a
B b /biː/ bee
C c /siː/ cee
D d /diː/ dee
E e /iː/ e
F f /ɛf/ ef
G g /dʒiː/ gee
H h /(h)eɪtʃ/ (h)aitch
I i /aɪ/ i
J j /dʒeɪ/ jay
K k /keɪ/ kay
L l /ɛl/ el
M m /ɛm/ em
N n /ɛn/ en
O o /oʊ/ o
P p /piː/ pee
Q q /kjuː/ cue
R r /ɑːr/ ar
S s /ɛs/ ess
T t /tiː/ tee
U u /juː/ u
V v /viː/ vee
W w /ˈdʌbəl.juː/ double-u
X x /ɛks/ ex
Y y /waɪ/ wy
Z z /zi/zɛd/ zee/zed