The alphabet is the collection of letters that make up the words in the English language. For example, the English alphabet A to Z letters that we know today are from Latin English and contain 26 letters.
What Are The A to Z Letters?
The English alphabet includes 26 letters that go from A to Z. The A to Z letters include:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z
Or in lowercase letter form:
A, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, and z
What is The Purpose of The Alphabet?
An alphabet is the visual record of a spoken language.
Alphabets pair the sound of a letter (a phoneme) with a unique graphic representation (a grapheme). And it’s this partnership of sight and sound that allows us to read and write spoken languages.
How Did The English Alphabet Develop?
The English alphabet comprises 26 letters, of which five are vowels, and 21 are consonants.
But, we consider the English alphabet the Roman/Latin alphabet.
Christian missionaries brought Latin to British shores in the 7th century and quickly displaced the Anglo-Saxon language.
The Latin alphabet (A-Z) is the most widely used writing system in the world, being, as it is, present in Europe, America, Australasia, Africa, and some parts of the middle-east.
Did You Know?
- An abjad is an alphabet with no vowels.
- The most extensive alphabet is the Georgian alphabet. It contains 33 characters.
- Japan has three alphabets: hiragana, katakana and kanji.
- A diphthong is a sound made by two vowels in one syllable, from the Greek “di” (twice) and “diphthongs” (voice or sound).
- A digraph is when a pair of letters combine to indicate a single sound or phoneme, e.g., chicken.
- At one point in the 11th century, the ampersand sign (&) was a part of the English alphabet.
A to Z Letters – Phonetically
| A to Z Letter | Phonetic Sound Pronunciation |
| A | a -/eɪ/ |
| B | bee -/biː/ |
| C | cee -/siː/ |
| D | dee -/diː/ |
| E | e -/iː/ |
| F | ef – /ef/ |
| G | gee -/dʒiː/ |
| H | (h)aitch -/(h)eitʃ/ |
| I | i – /ai/ |
| J | jay -/dʒei/ |
| K | kay -/kei/ |
| L | el -/el/ |
| M | em – /em/ |
| N | en – /en/ |
| O | o -/oʊ/ |
| P | pee – /pi:/ |
| Q | cue -/kjuː/ |
| R | ar -/ɑːr/ |
| S | ess – /es:/ |
| T | tee -/tiː/ |
| U | ew -/juː/ |
| V | vee -/viː/ |
| W | double-ew |
| X | ex – /eks/ |
| Y | wy – /wai/ |
| Z | zee/ zed – /zi/zed/ |
Is There a Word That Uses All The Alphabet Letters A-Z?
While no single word in the English language uses all 26 letters of the English language A-Z, some sentences use every letter of the alphabet. These sentences are called pangrams and are considered perfect for teaching children handwriting and letters.
Teaching Children to Write Their ABCs.
Teaching children to form nice and neat letters takes time. Like many foundational skills, pencil control is all about practice, practice, practice.
Letter formation activities are an effective way of developing children’s handwriting skills. Like riding a bike with stabilizers, letter tracing activities help kids develop the fine motor skills, confidence, and muscle memory they’ll need to go it alone.
