Alphabets

The English Alphabet

The building blocks of the English language.

There are 26 letters in the English alphabet. Every letter can be written as a Capital (Uppercase) or a Small (Lowercase) letter.

Aa
Key Rule
Use Capital letters for names of people, places, and the start of every sentence.

1) Uppercase & Lowercase Pairs

A visual guide to all 26 letters.

AaAlpha
BbBravo
CcCharlie
DdDelta
EeEcho
FfFoxtrot
GgGolf
HhHotel
IiIndia
JjJuliet
KkKilo
LlLima
MmMike
NnNovember
OoOscar
PpPapa
QqQuebec
RrRomeo
SsSierra
TtTango
UuUniform
VvVictor
WwWhiskey
XxX-ray
YyYankee
ZzZulu

2) Vowels vs. Consonants

Grouping letters by their sounds.

Vowels (5)

The sounds produced without closing the mouth or throat.

  • A, E, I, O, U
Consonants (21)

Sounds made by blocking the air with teeth, tongue, or lips.

  • B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z.