English Alphabets and their sounds

Facts for you and your child to know

•There are 26 letters in the alphabet•There are 5 vowels – a e i o u•There are 21 consonants•In spoken English: there are 44 phonemes (sounds)

- 20 of these are vowels and

- 24 are consonants

A a แอ = apple อะ = art อา = car เอ = mate

B b บ = ball

C cค = cake

ซ = cent

D d ด = duck

ต, ฎ

E e เอ = elephant อ = need

F f ฟ = fish

ฝ

G g ก = goat จ = gym

H h ฮ =

house ห

I i อ� = Indian ไอ = ice

J j จ = jam

K k ค = kite

ก

L l ล = lamp

ฬ

M m ม = mittens

N n น = nest

ณ

O o ออ = orange โอ = olives

P p พ = pig

ภ, ผ, ป

Q q(u) คว = queen

R r ร = rug ฤ

S s ส, ศ, ษ

ซ = sun

T t ท = turtle

ต, ถ, ธ, ฒ, ฐ

U u อะ = umbrella

อ) = put อ* = unite

V v ว = vase

W w ว = wagon

X x กซ = box

ซ = xylophone

Y y ย = yarn

อ� = crystal ไอ = cry

ญ

Z z ซ = zebra

The 44 phonemes/b/ /d/ /f/ /g/ /h/ /j/ /k/ /l/ /m/ /n/ /ng/

/p/ /r/ /s/ /t/ /v/ /w/ /y/ /z/ /th/ /th/ /ch/

/sh/ /zh/ /a/ /e/ /i/ /o/ /u/ /ae/ /ee/ /ie/ /oe/

/ue/ /oo/ /ar/ /ur/ /au/ /er/ /ow/ /oi/ /air/ /ear/ /ure/

The 44 Phonemes of the English Speaking Language

Consonants - 24b d f g h j k (c) l m n p r s t v w y z

ch th th ng sh zh

Vowels - 20a e i o u (short vowels)

ai ee igh oa oo oo air ear ar er er oi ure or ow (long vowels)

These letters are a combination of two sounds, be sure that your child writes

them in the correct way: q (kw) x (ks)