Someday you may be asked to spell your first name, last name, or any other word in English, and if you know english alphabet, then you can easily cope with this task. Let's start learning the alphabet in English using the table below, and at the end we will do a short exercise to consolidate the English alphabet.

№	Letter	Name	Pronunciation (audio)	Transcription
1	Aa	a
2	Bb	bee
3	Cc	cee
4	Dd	dee
5	Ee	e
6	Ff	ef		[ɛf]
7	Gg	gee
8	Hh	aitch
9	II	i
10	Jj	Jay
11	Kk	kay
12	Ll	el		[ɛl]
13	mm	em		[ɛm]
14	Nn	en		[ɛn]
15	Oo	o		[əʊ]
16	Pp	pee
17	Qq	cue
18	Rr	ar		[ɑɹ]
19	Ss	ess		[ɛs]
20	Tt	tee
21	Uu	u
22	Vv	vee
23	Ww	double-u		[ˈdʌb(ə)l juː]
24	Xx	ex		[ɛks]
25	Yy	wy
26	Zz	zed

It's very easy to learn the English alphabet through songs

Below is the most popular song in the world for learning the English alphabet.

Exercise on the topic English alphabet

Using the letters of the English alphabet, read and spell your first and last name.

Historical stages in the formation of the English alphabet and the English language in general

English belongs to the Germanic group, and is part of the group of Indo-European languages. The official language is in the United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Ireland. In addition, it is actively used in India and many countries in Asia and Africa. It is central to the work processes of the UN mission.

Old English stage of formation

Appearance English language dated back to the 5th-6th century. V. n. e., since during this period ancient Germanic tribes began to move to Britain. Constant communication between the Angles, Saxons, Jutes and the native Celts of Britain leads to the emergence of dialectical forms. At this stage, English is called Anglo-Saxon and there are 4 dialects: Northumbrian, Mercian, Wessex and Kentish. The literary language was mainly formed on the basis of the Uesex dialect.

In the 6th century, the establishment of Christianization in Britain began. Introduced latin alphabet, writing appears, the names of geographical objects are left from the Celts. Periodic attacks by Scandinavians since the 8th century. They introduced many words from Scandinavian into the language and changed the structure of the grammar.

Middle English stage of development

The Middle English period began in 1016, with the conquest of Britain by the Normans. And it continued until the end of the 15th century, until the end of the War of the Roses. English temporarily becomes the language of the common people, as the conquerors brought a dialect of French - Norman. During this period, there were three languages ​​in Britain - English, Anglo-Norman and Latin. Petitions are being filed for expanded English rights.

Printing is actively developing, which ultimately leads to phonetic and grammatical changes in the English language and sharply separates it from the Old English period. The morphological component of the language has also been simplified.

Current stage of development

This period began in 1500 and continues today. There are two time periods - from 1500 to 1700. Early modern English developed, and from 1700 the modern English alphabet was formed. The main factors in the development of early modern English are called printing and the development of learning. This is reflected in changes in the forms of words and the construction of sentences. The famous difference between printed and spoken text appears.

The language of literature based on the London dialect is actively developing, adding its own differences to speech for conversation and writing. In the 16th century, the Renaissance introduced many words from Latin into the language.

The English language of our time is constantly undergoing changes due to its widespread use throughout the world. Simplified forms of pronunciation appear, phonetic forms change, but the English alphabet remains unchanged. There are many dialects associated with the territory where English is spoken.

The vocabulary is constantly filled with borrowed words. There has also been a tendency to restore dialectical types of English as monuments of indigenous culture. In contrast to the desire for a standard form in the last century. The English language continues to change due to the expansion of the cultural community and the use of oral forms of communication in writing.

Nowadays, there are variants of the English language for Britain, America and Australia, in which differences in pronunciation and spelling of words have formed.

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English alphabet. Transcription. Pronunciation of sounds.

Letters of the English alphabet	Transcription letters of the English alphabet (sounds)	Approximate pronunciation letters in Russian
A a	[eɪ]	Hey
B b		bi:*
C c		si:
D d		di:
E e		And:
F f		ef
G g		ji:
H h	[eɪtʃ]	HH
I i	[aɪ]	ah
Jj		Jay
K k		kay
Ll		el
Mm		Em
Nn		en
O o	[əu]	oh
P p		pi:
Q q		kyu:
R r		A:
Ss		es
T t		ty:
U u		yu:
Vv		vi:
W w	[‘dʌblju:]	′dablyu (′dablyu)
X x		ex
Y y	[waɪ]	wy
Z z		zed

You can easily learn all 26 letters English alphabet if you regularly hum it to the tune of the song "A grasshopper sat in the grass" . Are you no longer a child? But you were one, and the song will help you remember the sequence letters English alphabet, that's all! This is how it is sung English alphabet (with approximate pronunciation of letters in Russian):

Hey, Bi:, Si:, Di:, I:, Ef, Ji:,

Hey, Bi:, Si:, Di:, I:, Ef, Ji:,

H, I, Jay, Kay, El, Em,

En, Ou, Pi:, Q, A:,

Es, Ti:, Yu:, Vi:,

Double, Ex, Wy, Zed!

English alphabet - free coloring book for children

Song "English alphabet" (with game)

Song “English alphabet” (letters in the water park, video)

Rules for writing letters of the English alphabet in italics (handwritten letters of the English alphabet)

Here you can see in animation how to write english letters of all types, and also select pictures for printing to teach the English alphabet:

Learning any language begins with mastering letters, sounds and pronunciation features. Without this, learning to read and write becomes impossible.

The modern English alphabet consists of 26 letters: 6 vowels and 20 consonants.

If you are an adult, then memorizing the alphabet will not be as difficult for you as it is for a child. If you are studying with a child, start learning the alphabet with the sounds that each letter makes, and only then enter the designation of the sound - the letter!

Learn vowels. There are only 6 of them, so this task will not be difficult.

Letter	English transcription	Russian transcription	Sound (English transcription)	Sound (Russian transcription)
		[Hey]	[æ]	[e]
Ee		[and:] (long)	, [e]
		[ouch]	,[i]	[ay], [and]
Oo	[əu]	[oh]	[o]
		[yu:] (long)	, [ʌ]	[yu], [a]
Yy		[wy]	,[i]

IN English transcription sign [:] - colon, indicates the longitude of the sound, i.e. it must be pronounced in a drawn-out manner.

Consonants are easier to remember if you break them down into logical groups:

Consonants similar in appearance to Russian letters and in pronunciation:

Letter	English transcription	Russian transcription	Sound (English transcription)	Sound (Russian transcription)
		[si:]	[k], [s]	[k], [s]
Kk		[kay]	[k]
		[um]	[m]
		[ti:]	[t]

Consonants that are similar to Russian, but are pronounced or written differently:

Letter	English transcription	Russian transcription	Sound (English transcription)	Sound (Russian transcription)
		[bi:]	[b]	[b]
Dd		[di:]	[d]
		[el]	[l]	[l]
Nn	[en]	[en]	[n]
		[pi:]	[p]	[n]
Ss		[es]	[s]
Xx		[ex]

Consonants that do not exist in Russian:

Letter	English transcription	Russian transcription	Sound (English transcription)	Sound (Russian transcription)
		[ef]	[f]	[f]
Gg		[ji]	, [g]
		[H]	[h]	[X]
Jj		[jay]
		[cue]		[kv]
Rr	[ɑː]	[A:]	[r], [ɑ : ]
		[vi]	[v]	[V]
Ww	[‘dʌblju:]	[double]	[w]
		[zed]	[z]

It is better to learn the English alphabet in blocks, writing and naming each letter as much as you need. This way you simultaneously use three types of memory: auditory, visual and motor (motor). After memorizing the letters, you can perform exercises to consolidate the material covered and self-test.

Exercises

Write the letters on a piece of paper from memory, saying each letter out loud. If you don’t remember the name or have difficulty “reproducing” the next letter, you can use the hint. Select a “difficult” letter for yourself and continue working on the exercise. After writing the entire English alphabet, write out all the underlined letters separately in one row. Repeat them. Write a few more rows of these letters randomly, calling them out loud. If you are sure that the “difficult” letters no longer cause difficulties, do the exercises again.

Write the letters of the alphabet (26) on small squares. Place the squares face down. Take each square in turn, saying the letter out loud. Put the letters you named incorrectly or the letters you forgot aside. After working on all the squares, take all the letters you set aside and do the same exercise with just those letters. Repeat the exercise several times, putting aside only those letters that are not remembered.

Ask someone to point to a letter in the text and you name it. Or ask to name any letter, and you name its neighbors, etc.

Memorization work can be structured as follows:

Learn the material and put it aside.

Repeat after 15 minutes.

Repeat again after an hour.

Repeat the next day.

Repeat in a week.

In this case, the memorized material will be stored in memory forever!

Games for memorizing the English alphabet

If it is possible to involve 2-3 people, then you can diversify the study of the alphabet with games:

“Spell the word”

Any English text is accepted. Players take turns calling out the letters in order, starting with the first word in the text. The one who named incorrectly is eliminated from the game. The last one left in the game wins.

“What’s missing?”

The presenter chooses from 26 cards with five to ten letters, depending on the age of the participants. Players remember letters. After everyone has turned away, the presenter removes one or two letters. Players must remember which letters are missing.

“Who is faster?”

Each player is dealt the same number of cards. The players' task is to arrange the cards in alphabetical order as quickly as possible.

“Find a match”

Participants in the game are given cards with in capital letters. WITH reverse side Each card has a lowercase letter. The task of each player is to remember and write down a lowercase letter in 3 minutes. The one who writes the most letters wins.

“Continue”

One of the players begins to say the alphabet from the beginning, the leader stops at any letter. Players must pick up where the previous player left off as quickly as possible.