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Mathew Wahome
The Alphabet and Sounds
The alphabet
English has 26 letters: A to Z. There are 5 vowels: a, e, i, o, u. The other 21 letters are consonants.
Letter sounds
- a as in apple
- b as in ball
- c as in cat
- d as in dog
Making words
Join letter sounds to make words: c-a-t makes cat. d-o-g makes dog.
Try it
- Say the alphabet from A to Z.
- Name the five vowels.
- Sound out the word "sun".