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==Related Lessons==
* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/How-to-Pronounce-R|How to Pronounce R]]
* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/How-to-Pronounce-H|How to Pronounce H]]
* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/Silent-Letters|Silent Letters]]
* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/How-to-Pronounce-THE|How to Pronounce THE]]
* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/Can't-versus-can-in-American-English|Can't versus can in American English]]

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Hello English learners,


In the table below you will find the letters of the English alphabet and their pronunciation in British or American English.

Letter A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l M m N n O o P p Q q R r S s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z
Name a a

Aye Ah

bee b

Bah

cee c

See

Ckah

dee d

Duh

e e

Eh

ef, eff f gee, jee g

Guh

aitch (American), haitch h

(British)

Ha

i

aie

jay (American) jy

(British)

Juh

kay

Kuh

el, ell

La

em en o pee

Puh

cue

Kuh

ar

Ruh

ess tee u

you

vee

Wah

double-u ex wi zed (British), zee

(American)

IPA eɪ, æ biː siː diː ɛf dʒiː eɪtʃ, (American)

heɪtʃ

(British)

dʒeɪ (American)

dʒaɪ

(British)

keɪ ɛl ɛm ɛn piː kjuː ɑːr, ɔːr ɛs tiː juː viː dʌbəl.juː ɛks waɪ zɛd (British)

ziː (American)

The letters A, E, I, O, and U are vowels. Letters that were not mentioned are called consonants.

Some common vowel combinations include:

  • ee
  • oo
  • ue
  • ou
  • ie
  • ea
  • ai

And more.

Related Lessons[edit | edit source]