English Alphabet
Learn the English Alphabet and practice naming letters, ordering them, and spelling simple words in English.
The English alphabet has 26 letters. These letters have names, and they come in a fixed order from A to Z. Each letter has an uppercase form and a lowercase form.
Each English letter has two common forms. Uppercase letters are the big forms. Lowercase letters are the small forms.
| Word or Phrase | Definition |
|---|---|
| A a | This letter has uppercase A and lowercase a. |
| B b | This letter has uppercase B and lowercase b. |
| C c | This letter has uppercase C and lowercase c. |
| D d | This letter has uppercase D and lowercase d. |
| E e | This letter has uppercase E and lowercase e. |
| F f | This letter has uppercase F and lowercase f. |
| G g | This letter has uppercase G and lowercase g. |
| H h | This letter has uppercase H and lowercase h. |
| I i | This letter has uppercase I and lowercase i. |
| J j | This letter has uppercase J and lowercase j. |
| K k | This letter has uppercase K and lowercase k. |
| L l | This letter has uppercase L and lowercase l. |
| M m | This letter has uppercase M and lowercase m. |
| N n | This letter has uppercase N and lowercase n. |
| O o | This letter has uppercase O and lowercase o. |
| P p | This letter has uppercase P and lowercase p. |
| Q q | This letter has uppercase Q and lowercase q. |
| R r | This letter has uppercase R and lowercase r. |
| S s | This letter has uppercase S and lowercase s. |
| T t | This letter has uppercase T and lowercase t. |
| U u | This letter has uppercase U and lowercase u. |
| V v | This letter has uppercase V and lowercase v. |
| W w | This letter has uppercase W and lowercase w. |
| X x | This letter has uppercase X and lowercase x. |
| Y y | This letter has uppercase Y and lowercase y. |
| Z z | This letter has uppercase Z and lowercase z. |
The letters follow one order. This order is called alphabetical order. People use this order to say the alphabet and to find words.
| Word or Phrase | Definition |
|---|---|
| A B C D E F | These are the first six letters in alphabetical order. |
| G H I J K L | These are the next six letters in alphabetical order. |
| M N O P Q R | These are the next six letters in alphabetical order. |
| S T U V W X | These are the next six letters in alphabetical order. |
| Y Z | These are the last two letters in alphabetical order. |
Each letter has a name. When people spell, they say the letter names, not the whole word. Some letter names are short, and some are longer.
| Word | Notation | Description |
|---|---|---|
 A | ay | The name of A is said as ay. |
| B | bee | The name of B is said as bee. |
| C | see | The name of C is said as see. |
| D | dee | The name of D is said as dee. |
| E | ee | The name of E is said as ee. |
| F | ef | The name of F is said as ef. |
| G | jee | The name of G is said as jee. |
| H | aych | The name of H is said as aych. |
| I | eye | The name of I is said as eye. |
| J | jay | The name of J is said as jay. |
| K | kay | The name of K is said as kay. |
| L | el | The name of L is said as el. |
| M | em | The name of M is said as em. |
| N | en | The name of N is said as en. |
| O | oh | The name of O is said as oh. |
| P | pee | The name of P is said as pee. |
| Q | cue | The name of Q is said as cue. |
| R | ar | The name of R is said as ar. |
| S | es | The name of S is said as es. |
| T | tee | The name of T is said as tee. |
| U | you | The name of U is said as you. |
| V | vee | The name of V is said as vee. |
| W | double u | The name of W is said as double u. |
| X | ex | The name of X is said as ex. |
| Y | wye | The name of Y is said as wye. |
| Z | zee | The name of Z is said as zee. |
A letter name and a letter sound are not always the same. Many letters have a common sound that appears in simple words. These common sounds help learners connect letters to speech.
| Word | Notation | Description |
|---|---|---|
 B | b | B often has the sound b at the start of a word. |
| C | k | C often has the sound k before a, o, and u. |
| D | d | D often has the sound d at the start of a word. |
| F | f | F often has the sound f at the start of a word. |
| G | g | G often has the sound g before a, o, and u. |
| H | h | H often has the sound h at the start of a word. |
| L | l | L often has the sound l at the start of a word. |
| M | m | M often has the sound m at the start of a word. |
| N | n | N often has the sound n at the start of a word. |
| P | p | P often has the sound p at the start of a word. |
| R | r | R often has the sound r at the start of a word. |
| S | s | S often has the sound s at the start of a word. |
| T | t | T often has the sound t at the start of a word. |
People can spell a word by saying each letter name in order. This uses the alphabet, not the word sound. Spelling helps learners recognize and name letters clearly.
| Rule |
|---|
| To spell a word, say each letter name in order 🔤. |
| Uppercase and lowercase letters have the same name 🅰️. |
| A spelled word uses letter names, not word sounds 🔊. |
You can now recognize the 26 English letters, match uppercase and lowercase forms, and say the alphabet from A to Z. You can name letters and understand some common letter sounds. You can also spell simple words by saying each letter in order.