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The Alphabet and Sounds

Grade 2 · English 5 min read

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".

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