Letters that sound like a word

English alphabet with translation and rules for reading letters

By Natalia Mar 4, 2019

The study of any language should start with an acquaintance with its basics or phonetic units — letters that are organized into a single system called the alphabet.

Today there are 65 alphabets in the world, one of the most famous and demanded is English.

History of the alphabet

The history of the English alphabet dates back to the 5th century. BC. It was at this time that the birth of writing in the territory of modern Great Britain belongs. Then, to designate letters and write words, ancient Anglo-Saxon runes were used.

As in many ancient alphabets, one rune could denote both a separate sound and a whole word (by analogy with the Old Slavonic letters-words «az», «verb», «good», etc.). With the advent of Christianity, the runes were transformed into the Latin alphabet, which changed for several centuries and finally acquired the form we are accustomed to today.

Composition of the English alphabet

The English alphabet has 26 letters: 6 of them are vowels and 20 consonants.

As in the Russian language, in the English alphabet, letters have independent names that do not coincide with the sounds that these letters designate. Letter names are studied in case you need to pronounce it clearly, for example, a name, address, or something that may be misunderstood by ear and therefore spelled incorrectly.

Unlike the Russian language, English has general reading rules that determine the way a letter is pronounced in a particular word. Because of this, the same, for example, the vowel «a» can be read in two versions: [ei] and [æ]. Combining it with other letters gives about 5 more possible options.

Because of this, there are much more sounds in the English language than letters: 44 in total, of which 20 are vowels and 24 consonants. Moreover, these sounds are formed both due to the reading rules and combinations of various letters.

English alphabet for kids

This alphabet can be downloaded, printed and shown to your kid, you can also watch various educational cartoons.

Frequency of occurrence of letters of the English alphabet

The English alphabet belongs to the «vowel» alphabets: vowels and sounds are much more common in it. The table below shows the frequency of the use of letters in English words in descending order.

Letter	% of occurrence	Letter	% of occurrence
е	12,7	m	2,41
t	9,6	w	2,36
a	8,17	f	2,23
o	7,51	g	2,02
i	6,97	y	1,97
n	6,75	p	1,93
s	6,33	b	1,49
h	6,09	v	0,98
r	5,99	k	0,77
d	4,25	x	0,15
l	4,03	j	0,15
c	2,78	q	0,10
u	2,76	z	0,07

Vowel letters of the English alphabet

In English 6 vowels and 20 vowels… Let’s see how it happened.

Basic vowels: a, e, i, o, u, y.

Depending on whether there is a letter in an open or in a closed syllable, as well as in accordance with a number of reading rules adopted in English, each of the above letters has two pronunciation options:

Letter	In an open syllable	Example	In a closed syllable	Example
A	[ei] close to russian Hey	Lake, Made, Flame	[æ] close to russian э wide mouth	FAN, CAT, Marry
E	[i:] how Russian is long и	Tree, Free, Agree	[e] reads as Russian е in the words «peach», «summer»	Merry, Get, Vehicle
I	[ai] reads like ouch	Lie, Die, Lion	[I] how short и	Slim fit principal
O	[əu] close to eu	Bone, Vote, Potatoe	[ͻ] how about with a touch а	pot, lost, hobby
U	[ju:] like russian ю	Tulip, Pupil, Tune	[ʌ] as short а	Truck, Lucky, Drums
Y	[ai] reads like ouch	Good-bye, Recycle, Fly	[I] how short и	Pajamas, mistery, bicycle

The combination of vowels with the consonant R lengthens and slightly changes the pronunciation of the base letter (with a characteristic palatal unpronounceable «r» at the end of the sound):

Letter	Pronunciation	Example
A	[a:] deep а	car, market, park
E	[ə :, ɜ:] similar to ё in the word «honey», somewhat longer

Source: https://eng911.ru/rules/alphabet/anglijskij-alfavit-s-perevodom.html

The English alphabet: how and why to learn it?

The alphabet is one of the most basic structures of any language. Usually the very first language classes are devoted to its study, but this does not mean that confident knowledge of the alphabet does not help even native speakers!

In countries where English is spoken, the alphabet is used regularly; his knowledge helps to communicate street names, abbreviations and other words and terms frequently used in the spoken language to the interlocutor.

If your goal is to learn English and be fluent in it, knowledge of the alphabet will be necessary for you. That is why we have prepared this material on the English alphabet. After reading this article, you will receive all the tools you need to quickly master it and further develop your knowledge.

Some interesting facts about the English alphabet

1. The most common letter in the English alphabet is the letter “E”; 11% of all English consists of this letter;
2. The least common letters are the letters “Z” and “Q”;
3. The letter “S” is not the most common, but the most words start on it;
4. The English alphabet is similar in composition to the alphabets of more than 100 other languages, which makes it one of the most widespread in the world;
5. The letters “C” and “G” have their roots in the Phoenician language, which had a similar symbol for the word “camel”.

Structure of the English alphabet

The English alphabet consists of 26 letters, among which there are six vowels and twenty consonants.

Vowels: The letters aeiou are vowels; besides them, the letter y is sometimes referred to the number of vowels — unlike other vowels, this letter acts as a vowel in 97.5 percent of words and as a consonant in all other cases. As in Russian, vowels are pronounced freely, without obstacles to the release of air from the lungs.

Consonants: The letters B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X and Z are consonants. As in Russian, consonants are pronounced with the creation of obstacles to the flow of air from the lungs with lips, teeth or tongue.

Important: Please note that letters and their combinations can produce both vowels and consonants. We’ll talk more about the difference between the pronunciation of letters in different words at the end of the article.

English alphabet

The table below shows the alphabet of the English language. Please note that the names of some letters vary from country to country. Native speakers will understand you no matter which version you use, but knowing the different names will come in handy for your understanding.

Letter Name Pronunciation of the name of the letter Russian notation of the name of the letter In other languages

A a	a	[eɪ]	Hey
B b	bee	[biː]	би
C c	cee	[siː]	yours
D d	dee	[diː]	ди
E e	e	[iː]	и
F f	ef	[ff]	eff
G g	gee	[dʒiː]	Ji
H h	aitch	[eɪtʃ]	heych	Hach (Ireland, Australia)
I and	i	[aɪ]	ouch
J j	jay	[dʒeɪ]	jay
K k	kay	[keɪ]	kei
L l	el	[he]	el
M m	em	[em]	Em
N n	en	[ɛn]	en
The o	o	[əʊ]	OU
Pp	pee	[pi]	пи
What	cue	[kjuː]	q
R r	ar	[ɑː, ar]	a, ar	AR (USA)
S s	ess	[it]	es
T	tee	[tiː]	you
U u	u	[juː]	ю
V v	vee	[viː]	in and
Ww	double-u	[‘dʌbljuː]	double
x x	ex	[eks]	the ex
Y y y	wy	[waɪ]	wye
Z z	zed, zee	[zɛd, ziː]	zed, zee	Zee (USA)

How to learn the English alphabet?

To get started, we recommend listening to the ABC Song — a song that is used to repeat the alphabet in schools. There are many variations of this song, we offer one of them.

For further repetition, we offer a few more simple exercises that will allow you to memorize the alphabet:

Source: https://lingvist.com/ru/kursy/izuchit-angliyskiy-online/resursy/alfavit-anglijskogo-jazyka/

›Grammar and rules› Alphabet ›Vowel letters of the English alphabet with transcription and Russian pronunciation

English is becoming more widespread every day. Today it is spoken by most of the world’s population, which automatically makes it an international language of communication. In addition to the American continents, it is being studied in Europe and Asia. Australia, as part of the former British Empire, has long recognized English as the official language.

If in Western Europe, American and British English are studied by children from a very early age, in Russia, Ukraine and other CIS countries, they are treated very mediocre. The school curriculum skims through the most frequent words, while the children are not really explained the rules for their use. All this forces people to learn on their own, which is much more difficult.

Today we will analyze how the vowels of the English alphabet are used in words. They influence the quality of pronunciation and language perception.

Constructing words in American

The consonants of the English alphabet are the basis of all words. The total number of letters is 26, of which consonants are 20, and there are only 6 vowels in English. Despite such a meager number, they can take various forms of pronunciation, as a result, from 6 letters, about 20-24 sounds are obtained. All vowels and consonants are listed in the table below:

As you can see in the picture, the vowels in the English alphabet are highlighted in yellow. A transcription is written next to each letter, thanks to which you can learn how to pronounce this or that letter correctly.

The need for transcription was always due to the fact that it is simply impossible to explain the correct pronunciation using the example of the Russian language.

If in Russian one letter is equated to one sound, then most of the vowels in the English alphabet are pronounced using a combination of two phonemes.

Letter	Transcription	transcript
Aa	[ei]	Hey
Her	[I:]	Long «and»
Ii	[ai]	Ай
Oo	[Where]	Oh oh
Uu	[ju:]	Long «yu»
Yy	[wai]	wye

The last letter «Yy» can be a vowel or a consonant depending on the type of syllable. This should be taken into account when reading and parsing words morpheme. What sound will determine this or that letter depends on its position in the word and syllable.

Types of syllables of the English alphabet

Source: https://speakenglishwell.ru/glasnye-bukvy-anglijskogo-alfavita/

English alphabet

At the end of the lesson, an exercise awaits you, but for now interesting facts:

• There are only 26 letters in the English alphabet, and as many as 33 in the Russian alphabet.
• Usually one consonant letter corresponds to one sound, but the letter X corresponds to two sounds — KS.
• British and American pronunciations differ slightly. This applies to the letter Z — the British version is [zɛd] “zed”, the American version is [zi:] “zi”.
• The most common letters are E and T (the most common word is the), and the rarest letters are Z and Q. This knowledge allowed Sherlock Holmes to decipher the letter, where each letter was replaced with an icon.

How to pronounce the alphabet correctly? Here are all the letters with English and Russian transcription. Russian transcription is given only for the very beginners, but in general it is necessary to learn English transcription — nowhere without it, it is used in all dictionaries.
The letters are voiced!
You can click on the letters — you will hear the pronunciation (if suddenly the sound does not work here — there are other options below).

Aa [ei] [hey]	Nn [en] [en]
Bb [bi:] [bi]	Oo [ou] [oh]
Cc [si:] [si]	Pp [pi:] [pi]
Dd [di:] [di]	Qq [kju:] [kyu]
Ee [i:] [and]	Rr [a:] [a :, ar]
Ff [ef] [eff]	Ss [es] [es]
Gg [dʒi:] [ji]	Tt [ti:] [ty]
Hh [eitʃ] [hh]	Uu [ju:] [yu]
Ii [ai] [ah]	Vv [vi:] [vi]
Jj [dʒei] [jay]	Ww [`dʌbl` ju:] [double]
Kk [kei] [kei]	Xx [eks] [ex]
Ll [el] [email]	Yy [wai] [wai]
Mm [em] [uh]	Zz [zed / ziː] [zed / zi]

How to write English letters? The first picture, taken from a school textbook, shows a handwritten alphabet. But on English-language sites, there are usually slightly different spellings of letters (to enlarge the two pictures on the right, click on them).

English alphabet from textbook

Writing letters of the English alphabet

Another copy of the English alphabet

Hear the correct pronunciation of the English alphabet. Do you think this is American or British pronunciation?

Songs (on a separate page)

To make it easier for children to remember the alphabet, special songs… If you sing it a couple of times, the melody will “stick” to you for a long time. At the same time, guess who is singing it: the British or the Americans?

Sounded alphabet

It is convenient for children to learn the alphabet in pictures in the form of an alphabet.
Click on the pictures to hear the pronunciation of words from the alphabet, or listen to all the words at once using the player: /audio/abc.mp3 Download mp3

A — apple [‘æpl] — apple
B — bird [bə: d] — bird
C — car [kɑ:] — car
D — dog [dɒg] — dog
E — ear [ıə] — ear
F — fish [fıʃ] — fish
G — girl [gɜ: l] — girl
H — hair [heə] — hair
I — ice cream [ˌaɪs’kriːm] — ice cream
J — juice [dʒu: s] — juice
K — kettle [ketl] — kettle
L — laugh [lɑ: f] — laugh
M — milk [mılk] — milk
N — neck [nek] — neck
O — orange [‘ɔrɪnʤ] — orange
P — pillow [‘pɪləu] — pillow
Q — queen [kwi: n] — queen
R — rain [reın] — rain
S — sun [sʌn] — sun
T — towel [‘tauəl] — towel
U — umbrella [ʌm’brelə] — umbrella
V — vegetable [‘veʤ (ə) təbl] — vegetables
W — watermelon [‘wɔːtəˌmelən] — watermelon (water — water, melon — melon)
X — X-ray [‘eksreɪ] — X-ray
Y — year [jıə] — year
Z — zebra [‘zebrə] — zebra

Exercises

Many students write in the comments “I know the alphabet!” Well, let’s check it out. Listen to the recording below and fill in the blanks.

Each letter is read twice to give you more time and the opportunity to check if you heard it correctly, you only need to write it once, one letter in one box.

Source: https://englishtexts.ru/english-grammar/abc

English alphabet with transcription: flashcards with transcription in Russian and pronunciation of sounds for children or beginners

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.

How to memorize the alphabet?

If you are an adult, then memorizing the alphabet for you will not be as difficult as for a child. If you are studying with a child, start learning the alphabet from the sounds that each letter gives, 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)
Aa	[ei]	[Hey]	[æ]	[uh]
Ee	[i:]	[and:] (long)	[i:], [e]	[and:], [uh]
Ii	[ai]	[ay]	[ai], [i]	[ay], [and]
Oo	[əu]	[OU]	[or]	[about]
Uu	[juː]	[yu:] (long)	[ju:], [ʌ]	[yu], [a]
Yy	[wai]	[wye]	[aɪ], [i]	[ay], [and]

In English transcription, the sign [:]  — colon, denotes the longitude of the sound, i.e. you need to pronounce it lingeringly.

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)
Cc	[siː]	[si:]	[k], [s]	[k], [s]
Kk	[keɪ]	[kay]	[k]	[to]
Mm	[em]	[uh]	[m]	[m]
Tt	[tiː]	[ty:]	[t]	[t]

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

Letter	English transcription	Russian transcription	Sound(English transcription)	Sound(Russian transcription)
Bb	[biː]	[bi:]	[B]	[b]
Dd	[diː]	[di:]	[D]	[d]
Ll	[he]	[email]	[l]	[l]
Nn	[en]	[en]	[n]	[n]
Pp	[pi]	[pi:]	[p]	[P]
Ss	[it]	[es]	[s]	[from]
Xx	[eks]	[the ex]	[ks]	[cop]

Consonant letters that are not in Russian:

Letter	English transcription	Russian transcription	Sound(English transcription)	Sound(Russian transcription)
Ff	[ff]	[eff]	[f]	[f]
Gg	[dʒiː]	[ji]	[dʒ], [g]	[j], [g]
Hh	[eɪtʃ]	[huh]	[H]	[NS]
Jj	[dʒeɪ]	[jay]	[dʒ]	[j]
Qq	[kjuː]	[cue]	[kW]	[kv]
Rr	[ɑː]	[a:]	[r], [ɑ:]	[p], [a]
Vv	[viː]	[in and]	[v]	[in]
Ww	[‘dʌblju:]	[double]	[w]	[uv]
Zz	[zɛd]	[zed]	[z]	[h]

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

Games for memorizing the English alphabet

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

“Spell the word”

Any English text is taken. The players take turns naming the letters in order, starting with the first word in the text. The one who gave the wrong name is eliminated from the game. The winner is the one who was the last in the game.

«What is missing?»

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

«Who quickly?»

Each player is given the same number of cards. The task of the players is to arrange the cards in alphabetical order for speed.

«Find a Pair»

The participants of the game are given cards with capital letters. A lowercase letter is written on the back of each card. The task of each player is to remember and write down a lowercase letter in 3 minutes. The winner is the one who wrote the most letters.

Source: https://rgiufa.ru/prochee/kak-vyuchit-anglijskij-alfavit-s-transkriptsiej.html

English letters and their transcription. Plus common combinations of English letters. Understandable and accessible

Greetings, my dear readers.

Today we continue to talk about how to learn to read correctly, so the topic of today’s article is the transcription of English letters.

We have already met you with the concept transcriptions and dealt with the pronunciation of sounds in English. Today we will figure out exactly how they are pronounced in various combinations.

I have a table for you to understand. It contains the letters of the English alphabet with transcription, Russian analogue letters and my notes so that you can immediately put the correct pronunciation. I also added examples of words with the studied sounds and their translation.

What else can be found on the blog:

Let `s start?

Features of English transcription:

• it is always enclosed in square brackets. I can’t say exactly where it came from, but I think it’s just worth taking it for granted;
• to understand where the stress is, the transcription uses the [‘] sign in front of the stressed syllable;
• it is important to remember that transcription is about the sound, not the spelling of words. Sometimes the spelling can be 90% different from what we say;
• to indicate that the sound is long, we use a colon.

In general, I wrote a detailed and understandable article about English transcription — please!

The letters of the English alphabet and their transcription in Russian and English:

English letter	Transcription	Russian analogue
Aa	[eɪ]	Hey
Bb	[biː]	Would be
Cc	[siː]	Si
Dd	[diː]	Di
Ee	[iː]	И
Ff	[ɛf]	Eph
Gg	[dʒiː]	Gee
Hh	[eɪtʃ]	H
Ii	[aɪ]	Ай
Jj	[dʒeɪ]	Jay
Kk	[keɪ]	Kay
Ll	[ɛl]	E
Mm	[ɛm]	Em
Nn	[ɛn]	En
Oo	[əʊ]	OU
Pp	[pi]	Pi
Qq	[kjuː]	Кью
Rr	[ɑː] or [ɑɹ]	A or Ap
Ss	[ɛs]	Es
Tt	[tiː]	You
Uu	[juː]	Ю
Vv	[viː]	In and
Ww	[ˈDʌb (ə) l juː]	Double
Xx	[ɛks]	The ex
Yy	[waɪ]	Wye
Zz	[zɛd], [ziː]	Zed, zee

But do you know what is most interesting about English?

If different letters are combined, they are pronounced differently!

So I have prepared for you

Examples of English letter combinations in Russian and English:

Combination	Transcription	How to pronounce	Example
ee	/i:/	И	bee — bee
ea	/ ı: /	И	tea — tea
oo	/ or /	У	cook — to cook
th	/ ð / / Ѳ /	З, С (interdental)	thumb — finger
sh	/ ʃ /	Ш	shout — to shout
ch	/ t ʃ /	Ч	chair — chair
ph	/f/	Ф	phone — phone
ck	/k/	К	snack — snack
ng	/ Ƞ /	Ng	song — song
wh	/w/	Ya	why — why
wr	/r/	Р	write — write
qu	/kw/	Kua	queen — queen
igh	/aı/	Ай	high — high
ALL	/ Ɔ: l /	Ol	tall — high
ai	/eı/	Hey	Spain — Spain
ay	/eı/	Hey	May — May
oi	/oı/	Oh	point — point
oy	/oı/	Oh	toy — toy
ow	/oƱ/	OU	grow — to grow
ou	/aƱ/	Ay	out — out
ew	/ ju: /	Ю	knew — knew
aw	/ Ɔ: /	Ltd	draw — draw
ee + r	/ ıə /	Eeyore	engineer — engineer
ou + r	/ aƱə /	Aue	our — our
oo + r	/ Ɔ: /	Ltd	door — door
wo + r	/ ɜ: /	Y / O	work — work
ai + r	/ eə /	Ea	chair — chair
oa + r	/ Ɔ: /	Ooh	roar — scream
ould	/ Ʊd /	Beats	could — could
ound	/ aƱnd /	Aund	round — round
eight	/eı/	Hey	eight — eight
-y	/ı/	И	tiny — tiny
au	/Ɔ:/	Oo	Paul — Paul
gh	/f/	Ф	laugh — laugh
aught	/ Ɔ: t /	From	taught — taught

I know this table looks huge now. You probably think that remembering all this is unrealistic. I’ll tell you this: at a certain moment, when you have enough reading practice, you will not even pay attention to these combinations. Your brain will learn to quickly remember how these letters sound. Moreover, even when you come across a completely unfamiliar word, you will be able to read it correctly. The only question is the amount of practice on your part.

How to memorize letter combinations?

1. Use cards. Visual perception is better developed in most people.
2. Read on. Pay attention to letter combinations when reading books or just texts.
3. Don’t get hung up. It is not necessary to immediately memorize these combinations and only then go directly to English.

   Learn as you progress!
4. Buy paper or in order to quickly learn to recognize combinations and pronounce them correctly. Even if you — an adult — need it, do not hesitate to borrow books for children — it is there that everything is chewed up in detail and interesting.

That’s all, my dears. I hope you found it helpful and clear.

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Source: https://lizasenglish.ru/anglijskij-dlya-nachinayushhih/bukvy-i-ih-transkriptsiya.html

Meet the English alphabet in pictures and with transcription!

If you don’t know the English alphabet yet, then we even envy you: how many discoveries there will be now! Inveterate Anglomaniacs will also find something new. For example:

• interactive table with reference sound and transcription • interesting facts • the most effective ways to memorize letters (for children and advanced adults) • options for using letters;

• English alphabet — video dessert.

Do you want classics of the genre? Please: there is also a traditional sign here. But only for seed. Meet the most unusual article about ABC!

English alphabet with transcription. Reference variant

Before mastering the art of making cakes, you need to competently fry at least one fried egg. The same is with the English alphabet: first — a frame, and then any whim for your money. Therefore, we could not ignore the most reference of all reference tables. Here you will see the correct spelling and hear the correct pronunciation. We read, press, listen, repeat, remember:

English alphabet with pronunciation

• Классический
• baby
• Современный

[ei] — hey	[bi:] — bi	[si:] — si	[di:] — di	[i:] — and	[ef] — eff
[dʒi:] — ji	[eit∫] — hey	[ai] — ay	[dʒei] — jay	[kei] — kei	[el] — email
[em] — uh	[en] — en	[ou] — oh	[pi] — pi	[kju:] — kyu	[a:] — ap
[es] — es	[ti:] — ti	[ju:] — yu	[vi:] — vi	[`dʌbl` ju:] — double y	[eks] — ex
[wai] — wai	[zed] [zi:] — zed, zi	Alphabet «Classic» (with transcription)Like British Tea — should be visible to all English learners. Memorize the correct spelling, listen to the correct pronunciation by clicking on a letter, repeat all this regularly and discover the fantastic world of English along with the letters of the English alphabet!

[ei] — hey	[bi:] — bi	[si:] — si	[di:] — di	[i:] — and	[ef] — eff
[dʒi:] — ji	[eit∫] — hey	[ai] — ay	[dʒei] — jay	[kei] — kei	[el] — email
[em] — uh	[en] — en	[ou] — oh	[pi] — pi	[kju:] — kyu	[a:] — ap
[es] — es	[ti:] — ti	[ju:] — yu	[vi:] — vi	[`dʌbl` ju:] — double y	[eks] — ex
[wai] — wai	[zed] [zi:] — zed, zi	Alphabet «Children» (with dubbing)Discover the fascinating world of the language, starting with learning the letters of the English alphabet. Colorful expressive pictures with the names of animals will turn the English alphabet for children into a fabulous comic strip, and the proposed dubbing will remain in the child’s memory forever.

[ei] — hey	[bi:] — bi	[si:] — si	[di:] — di	[i:] — and	[ef] — eff
[dʒi:] — ji	[eit∫] — hey	[ai] — ay	[dʒei] — jay	[kei] — kei	[el] — email
[em] — uh	[en] — en	[ou] — oh	[pi] — pi	[kju:] — kyu	[a:] — ap
[es] — es	[ti:] — ti	[ju:] — yu	[vi:] — vi	[`dʌbl` ju:] — double y	[eks] — ex
[wai] — wai	[zed] [zi:] — zed, zi	Alphabet «Modern» (with dubbing)The English alphabet can be not only a necessary tool in language learning, but also a stylish accessory to decorate your workplace. In addition to a voice-over with a female voice and aesthetic visualization, the letters of the English alphabet will sparkle with new colors and decorate your everyday life!

Curious facts about the letters of the English alphabet

What are English letters remarkable for:

1. the name itself (alphabet) is rooted in the Greek term «alphabetos», which was composed of the first letters of the ancient Greek alphabet: alpha and beta (compare with our «alphabet» — az and beeches); 2. it is 7 letters shorter than Russian. But relatively recently it was only 6 shorter because the ampersand (&) was the 27th letter in the alphabet; 3. it appeared 700 years ago;

4.English words most often begin with a letter S;

5.Lastly English surnames begin with X;
6.if you add up the first letters of the months from July to November, you get the word Jason; 7. many consonants from the English alphabet can be read both as a voiceless and as a voiced consonant (however, in Russian we also say “dup” instead of “oak”);

8.Letter Z British and Canadian pronunciations are [zed], and American [zi:];

9.the most common letters in English T и E, and least often — Z and Q;
10.Letter J — the only one that is not found in the periodic table of elements;
11. almost — the longest word, where all letters are in alphabetical order;
12.Only 3 English words contain two letters U

Source: https://iloveenglish.ru/stories/view/english-alphabet

How to learn to read English from scratch. Reading English consonants and vowels (guide)

Dear Guest! You have decided to start learning English and of course the first thing you want to know is how to learn to read English from scratch. It is believed that the hardest part in English is learning to read correctly. And it is true! English has a historical principle of how words are formed, so many words are read differently from how they are written. Heard the phrase Why is it written Liverpool, but pronounced Manchester??

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1. English alphabet
2. Reading English consonants
3. Reading English vowels

And this article is for those who want to know in general terms, how to learn to read English from scratch on your own.

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1. Where to start? — English alphabet!

let’s start with the English alphabet. First, just listen to it:

ABC Song (Classic British Version)

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So, you have heard all 26 English letters. Here english alphabet in tables. To enlarge, click on the picture.

TABLE 1: English alphabet (block letters)

TABLE 2: English alphabet (capital letters)

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The alphabet is given for information only, you do not need to learn it yet. Remember that all in English there are 26 letters, of which 20 are consonants and 6 vowels. So, let’s start!

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2. How to learn to read English from scratch? Reading English consonants and their letter combinations

Beginners to learn English from scratch should understand that the sounds in English are fundamentally different from the sounds in Russian, so it is especially difficult to “start”. After all, first we need to accustom our mouth (articulatory apparatus) to English pronunciation, as phoneticians say «to put pronunciation». It’s not easy, but worth it.

And for the rest, I’ll tell you that out of 20 English consonants there are those whose pronunciation almost coincides with similar consonant sounds in Russian (group I).

Group I. English consonants similar to Russian:

Letters l, m, n. — Sounds [l, m, n]

English letter L l — sound [l] — read as «l» (only hard, as in the word varnish and at the same time strongly press the tongue to the palate).

English letter M m — sound [m] — read as «m» (only squeeze lips harder than when pronouncing Russian «m»).

English letter N n — sound [n] — read as «n» (only press the tongue not to the teeth, as in Russian, but to the tubercles above the teeth, higher than the teeth and stronger!)

Want to know why STRONGER? — Read the article «How to Get Rid of a Russian Accent»

Imagine! Of the 20 English consonants, there are only 3 sounds, the pronunciation of which does not need to bother. But the other 17 can be the reason for the Russian accent! However, you can YOURSELF learn to read them correctly!

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Group II. English consonants, mispronunciation is the reason for the Russian accent:

1.learning to read English letters p, t, k, h correctly

2.learning to read English letters b, d, g correctly

3.learning to read English letters s, x, z

4.learning to read English letters f, v correctly

5.Learning to read English letters g, j

6.learning to read the English letter Rr and Ww

7.learning to read the English letter Qq

So I gave you instructions, how to learn to learn to read English from scratch. Start with the English alphabet and then proceed with the actual English reading lessons from scratch. The lessons are based on the sound-to-letter principle. There are 25 lessons in total. Further reading rules and texts in English for beginners are waiting for you. I already wrote about all this here — English: learning to read.

Go ahead?

In the English language there are no letters that convey some sounds, for example, the Russian «sh», «h», as well as the interdental sound «s». These sounds are expressed using letter combinations. There are 4 such letter combinations in total.

Reading English letter combinations:

1. Letter combination sh — Learning to read the letter combination sh in words

Letter combination sh reads like the sound «sh». In transcription, this sound is denoted by [∫].

2. Combination ch —Learning to read the letter combination сh in words

Letter combination ch reads as a solid «h» sound. In transcription, this sound is denoted by [t∫].

3. Combination ck —Learning to read the combination of letters ck in words

Letter combination ck reads like the sound «k». In transcription, this sound is denoted by [k].

4. Letter combination th — Learn to read the letter th in words

Letter combination th reads [Ɵ] or [ð]. There is NO such sound in Russian. Learn pronounce the letter TH correctly.

4. Letter combination qu — Learning to read the combination of letters qu in words

Letter combination qu reads [kw]. These are two sounds [k] and [w]. There is NO sound [w] in Russian. To pronounce it, you need to fold your lips into a tube, as for the sound «y», and then quickly move your lips apart. Find sound [w] in the TABLE OF ENGLISH SOUNDS and listen to it.

TOTAL you studied 4 English letter combinations: sh, ch, th, qu.

Yes   learn to read English from scratch not so easy Let’s summarize the reading of the English consonants in the table below.

Source: http://englishstory.ru/kak-nauchitsya-chitat-po-angliyski-s-nulya-chtenie-angliyskih-soglasnyih.html

English alphabet detail for beginners

The first thing to learn for someone who dreams of mastering English is, of course, the English alphabet. Let’s talk about him. Since there is a lot of information, I have divided it into sections.

Articles English alphabet.

English alphabet letters

The modern English alphabet has 26 letters (in English, letters are called letters or characters — chars for short). Each letter can be uppercase / large and lowercase / small. Latin letters became the basis for the English alphabet.

The exact shape of the block letters depends on the font.

Inscription of the letters of the English alphabet.

I highlighted vowels in red, consonants in blue.

The sound of the letters of the English alphabet differs in different versions. So the last letter Z in the English version of the pronunciation sounds [zed] / [zed], and in the American — [zi] / [zı:]. The British pronounce “zed” because this letter is derived from the Greek letter “Zeta”, which passed into Old French as “zede”, from where it migrated to the English alphabet in the 15th century as “zed”.

Americans pronounce the letter “z” as [zı:] by analogy with the names of other letters: B [bı:], C [sı:], D [dı:], etc. For the first time, the American pronunciation of the letter “z” as [zı:] was recorded in the Lye’s New Spelling Book in 1677. This decision was long contested, but was fully adopted in 1827 after Webster’s publications.

Today, most of those who study the English alphabet also call this letter [zı:]. Most likely, this tendency is explained by the fact that in most songs about the alphabet it is [zı:], as it is easier to find a rhyme for this pronunciation.

• [zı:] — Now I know my AB-Cs
• [zı:] — Next time won’t you sing with me?

But the British are not lagging behind, and today the ending of the song is also common.

• [zed] — Sugar on your bread. Eat it all up before you are dead.

English humor, isn’t it?

English alphabet uppercase letters

Pay attention to the new tendency of writing the capital A. Today it is customary to write it in the same way as the small letter, although earlier it was written similarly to the Russian capital A. Here is a variant of the old spelling.

It should be said that among those studying the English alphabet in other countries, few people use capital letters. This trend is also emerging in countries where English is a native speaker. Look at two handwritten texts. In the first version, ordinary letters are used for writing, connected in a letter as it is convenient for the writer. In the second version, capital letters of the English alphabet are used, of course, with peculiarities of handwriting.

And here’s what a calligraphically verified version of handwritten English looks like. The written English alphabet looks sophisticated.

And this is what English doctors write. It reminds you of something, doesn’t it?

English alphabet

I offer you a set of words in the English alphabet. Click to enlarge.

English alphabet in words.

Vowels of the English alphabet

There are 6 vowels in the English alphabet. Don’t accept saying “vowels of the English alphabet”. The letter is the outline of the sound. Vowels or consonants, as well as voiced, hard, soft, hissing, etc., can only be sound. OK, let’s move on to the letters of the English alphabet that convey a vowel sound. These are A, E, I, O, Y, U — total 6. Each letter can express several sounds.

A a

[eı]	[æ]	[α:]	[ᴐ:]	[ɒ]	[ə]
takeplane

Source: http://grammar-tei.com/anglijskij-alfavit-podrobno-dlya-nachinayushhix/

Consonants and Sounds — Lesson 3 — English from scratch

Consonants and Sounds — Lesson 3 — English from scratch

English consonants have a number of similarities with Russian, but their pronunciation and reading rules are very different. To build a competent speech in English, it is very important to be able to read words. But, in turn, not all words are subject to the main rules of reading, there are some, the spelling and pronunciation of which you need to learn.

But first you need to familiarize yourself with the basic cases of reading consonants of the English alphabet.

Reading English consonants

In most cases, consonant letters in English are read in tune with their alphabetical name. Consider these letters:

LetterSoundExamples

Bb[bi]	[B]	Bed [bed] — bedBlue [blu:] — blue
Dd[di]	[D]	Desk [desk] — deskBlood [blʌd] — blood
Ff[ef]	[f]	Fox [fɒks] — fox Frog [frɒg] — frog
Hh [eitʃ]	[H]	Horse [hɔ: s] — horse Home [həum] — house
Jj [dʒei]	[dʒ]	Joy [dʒɔi] — joy Judge [dʒʌdʒ] — to judge
Kk [kei]	[k]	Key [ki:] — keyBook [buk] — book
Ll[el]	[l]	Lose [lu: z] — to lose Cool [cu: l] — cool
Mm [em]	[m]	Mouse [məus] — mouse Monkey [mɔnki] — monkey
Nn[en]	[n]	Nose [nəuz] — nose Ten [ten] — ten
Pp[pi]	[p]	People [pi: pl] — people Stop [stɔp] — stop
Qq [kju:]	[kW]	Quit [kwit] — to quit Liquid [likwid] — liquid
Rr[a:]	[r]	Rose [rəuz] — roseCarrot [kᴂrət] — carrot
Tt[ti]	[t]	Time [taim] — time Stand [stᴂnd] — stand
Vv [vi]	[v]	Van [vᴂn] — vanVacant [veikənt] — free
Ww [dʌblju:]	[w]	Wise [wais] — wiseWinter [wintə] — winter
Zz [zi:]	[z]	Zebra [zi: brə] — zebra Zone [zəun] — zone

It is worth noting that the consonant sounds of the English language are pronounced a little softer than the Russian ones.

For example:

• When forming the sounds [d], [t], [l], [n], the tongue should be located behind the upper teeth.
• The sound [k] is pronounced aspirated, like a cough.
• And the sound [h] is just an exhalation, as if we were warming our hands.
• The sound [r] is a cross between the sound [p] and [g].
• When pronouncing the sound [w], the lips are set as when pronouncing the sound [y].

There are letters that convey 2 sounds. Let’s consider them:

• Before the letters e, i, y, the letters Cc and Gg convey 2 sounds each:
  • Cc [s] — cycle [saikl] — bike,
  • [k] — cat [kᴂt] — cat;
  • Gg [dʒ] — giraffe [dʒirəf] — giraffe,
  • [g] — glad [glᴂd] — funny.
• The letters Ss and Xx can be read differently:
  • Ss [s] — swim [swim] — swim,
  • [z] — please [pli: z] — please;
  • Xx [iks] — [ks] — fox [fɔks] — fox,
  • [gz] — examine [igzᴂmin] — exam.

Reading consonant letter combinations

Consonants in English can form letter combinations that convey certain consonant sounds. Knowledge of the rules for reading such letter combinations will help in further learning to read. Let’s take a look at some of them:

• The combination of letters ck conveys the sound [k], and is most often found at the end of words, for example:
  • back [bᴂk] — back,
  • duck [dʌk] — duck.
• The letter combination sh is read like the sound [ʃ], it resembles our sound [w], but pronounced softer:
• A similar combination of letters ch, which reads [tʃ], like the Russian sound [h], but softer:
• The letter q and u together form the sound [kw]:
  • quest [kwest] — search,
  • quarter [kwɔ: tə] — quarter.
• The combination of letters ng is read as a nasal sound [ɳ], it resembles the Russian sound [n], but pronounced as if «in the nose»:
  • spring [spriɳ] — spring,
  • ring [riɳ] — ring.
• nk reads [ɳk]:
• The combination th means 2 sounds:
  • [ϴ] — thing [ϴiɳ] — thing
  • [ꝺ] — that [ꝺᴂt] — that.
• Doubling letters is read a little longer, for example:
  • ball [bɔl] — ball,
  • add [ᴂd] — add.

Source: https://www.lovelylanguage.ru/start/english-from-scratch/3-soglasnyye

Teaching your child the basics of reading in English Part 5.1 | Articles in English on Study.ru

In the dictations that Dinka wrote, there were always two main shortcomings: for those words that for some reason seemed to her more significant than others, she even put capital letters in the middle of the phrase

and, besides, she was very fond of exclamation marks.

V. Oseeva «Dinka»

There are not enough letters in the English language

One of my familiar kids got upset when he had to read words with digraphs («double» letters sh, zh, ch, ph, gh and th) or with an open syllable. He felt a real sympathy for the letter, which is forced to read it not as, in his opinion, it should be. He saw the digraph, frowned and grumbled: “Again the ‘s’ is not read that way! Well, what is it! «

Such compassion for the English alphabet, of course, is rare, but the difficulties associated with the fact that the same letter can be read in different ways, almost inevitably arise when teaching any child. In these difficulties, not the last place is occupied by the child’s resistance to the broken logic.

A lot of children no, no, and they will express bewilderment: «They would take and write» w «, like all normal people!» The fact that the letter can be read in different ways, he sees «something is not right.»

He put so much effort into learning to read, and now, it turns out, that’s not all, some kind of chaos that was not part of his plans interferes with the clear picture.

In order to avoid this intellectual suffering of the child, I initially prepare him for the fact that most of the letters of the English alphabet can be read in different ways. Until a certain time, I just limit myself to the reservations that each letter can mean a lot, and what we are studying now is just the beginning. The child gets used to this thought, and when he copes with the minimum, curiosity awakens in him: how can this letter be read differently?

However, these reminders and promises may not be enough. Children sometimes do not accept convention where adults can easily accept it. Children’s «well, what is this» is often not rhetorical, but really requires at least some kind of explanation.

According to my observations, it is quite enough to explain to the child: it so happened that there are not enough letters in the English alphabet, but there are too many sounds. In order for the letters to cope with all these sounds, they came up with the idea of ​​denoting some sounds not alone, but together.
This explanation usually removes further confusion, and children do not even have questions about duplicate ways of denoting the same sound (for example, several ways to denote the sound [f]).

«Double» consonants

In English, quite complex system of rules for reading consonants, and the child at the first stage, of course, does not need to know them in full. I usually focus on the rules for reading digraphs with the letter «h» and the combination «ng».

Reading the combination «ng» can only cause phonetic difficulties: children can pronounce two sounds instead of one. Even if they are good at English nasal sound, the graphic appearance of the word prevents them from pronouncing it, and they read what they see.

Digraphs with the letter «h» are also read by children as two different characters («elephant», «brothher», «thiz»), but these difficulties arise due to the fact that the child is trying to read the digraph not as a single sign, but as two acquaintances letters to him. Highly it’s important therefore, when you and your child start reading «double» letters, to form in him the idea that these are uniform signsdifferent from those he already knows.

When learning to read digraphs with the letter «h» you can adhere to the following sequence of actions.

First, show your child the digraphs «sh», «ch» and «th», tell them that these are special signs of the English language, additional, «double» letters, and tell them how they are read.

Ask the child to determine what these three signs have in common, and after the child points to the letter «h» common to all digraphs, tell him that if this letter is after the consonant, then these two letters are read as one …

Further, when studying these signs, follow the same logic as when studying letters. In order to keep confusion in reading these double signs to a minimum do not forget the «memos». For example, the sign «sh» stands for [w], because the letter «s» looks like a snake and hisses.

In order for the digraph to be perceived by the child precisely as a single sign, and not as two separate letters, at first in writing underline them with a special sign and ask the child to do the same. This helps to “remember” about digraphs and blocks “elepchants” and “brothers”.

Instead of a plastic alphabet at the stage of studying digraphs, you can use the «box of letters and syllables.» In addition to letters on separate cards, write or print digraphs so that the child does not make double signs from letters, but uses ready-made ones. This will help him get used to the fact that the «double» sign is unity.

Connect the remaining digraphs gradually.

When we come to the sign «zh», I always ask the child to compare it with the sign «sh» and ask him if he has any idea what this sign might mean. Very often, by means of leading questions, it is possible to get the correct answer from the child.
Another way is also possible: you can ask the child how he would designate the sound [w]. Children often «guess», and are, of course, delighted with it.

Extreme hype for children is usually caused by the «gh» digraph. The fact that two whole letters do not mean any sound cannot but surprise the child, and what is surprising is well remembered.

Source: https://www.study.ru/article/children/chut-chut-bolshe-chem-azy

English alphabet: table with transcription and Russian pronunciation

05.03.2019

Greetings, my dear readers.

Today we continue to talk about how to learn to read correctly, so the topic of today’s article is the transcription of English letters.

We have already met you with the concept of transcription and understood the pronunciation of sounds in English. Today we will figure out exactly how they are pronounced in various combinations.

I have a table for you to understand. It contains the letters of the English alphabet with transcription, Russian analogue letters and my notes so that you can immediately put the correct pronunciation. I also added examples of words with the studied sounds and their translation.

What else can be found on the blog:

Let `s start?

English alphabet with pronunciation and transcription | letters of the English alphabet — SPEAK ENGLISH

01.07.2019

When you start learning English, the first thing you come across is the English alphabet (alphabet | ˈalfəbɛt |).

Writing English letters is not something completely new even at the very initial stage of training, because any modern person daily encounters English letters on the keyboard of a computer and phone.

And English words are found at every step: in advertisements, on the labels of various goods, in store windows.

But while the letters seem familiar, pronouncing them correctly in English is sometimes difficult, even for those who speak English fairly well.

Everyone is familiar with the situation when you need to spell an English word — for example, dictate an email address or the name of a website.

This is where the wonderful names begin — i — «like a stick with a dot», s — «like a dollar», q — «where is the Russian th».

English alphabet with pronunciation in Russian, transcription and voice acting

The English alphabet with pronunciation in Russian is intended only for the very beginners. In the future, when you get acquainted with the rules of reading English and learn new words, you will need to learn the transcription.

It is used in all dictionaries, and if you know it, it will once and for all remove the problem of correctly pronouncing new words for you. We advise at this stage to compare the transcription icons in square brackets with the Russian equivalent.

Perhaps, with these short examples, you will remember some of the ratios of English and Russian sounds.

Below is a table showing the English alphabet with transcription and Russian pronunciation.

← Move the table to the left to view the full

Letter	Transcription	Russian pronunciation	Listen	Extras. information
A a	[ei]	Hey
B b	[bi:]	би
C c	[si:]	yours
D d	[di:]	ди
E e	[i:]	и
F f	[ef]	eff
G g	[dʒi:]	Ji
H h	[eitʃ]	heych
I and	[ai]	ouch
J j	[dʒei]	jay
K k	[kei]	kei
L l	[el]	el
M m	[em]	Em
N n	[ru]	en
The o	[ou]	OU
Pp	[pi:]	пи
What	[kju:]	q
R r	[a:] [a: r]	a, ar
S s	[es]	es
T	[ti:]	you
U u	[ju:]	ю
V v	[vi:]	in and
Ww	[`dʌbl` ju:]	double
x x	[eks]	the ex
Y y y	[wai]	wye
Z z	[zed] [zi:]	zed, zee

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English alphabet cards

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Features of some letters of the English alphabet

In the English alphabet 26 letters: 20 consonants and 6 vowels.

The vowels are A, E, I, O, U, Y.

There are a few letters in the English language that we want to pay special attention to, as they have certain characteristics that must be taken into account when learning the alphabet.

• The letter Y in English can be read as a vowel and as a consonant sound. For example, in the word «yes» it is the consonant sound [j] (th), and in the word «many» it is the vowel sound [i] (and).
• Consonants in words usually convey only one sound. The X is an exception. It is transmitted in two sounds at once — [ks] (ks).
• The letter Z in the alphabet is read differently in the British and American variants (as you may have noticed in the table). The British version is [zɛd] (zed), the American version is [zi:] (zi).
• The pronunciation of the letter R is also different. The British version is [a:] (a), the American version is [a: r] (ar).

To make sure that you pronounce the English letters correctly, we recommend that you not only look at them and read them (using transcription or the Russian version), but also listen. To do this, we advise you to find and listen to ABC-song.

This song is usually used when teaching children the alphabet, but it can be useful for adults as well. ABC-song is very popular in teaching, it comes in various variations.

If you sing it with the announcer several times, you can not only check the correct pronunciation of the letters, but also easily memorize the alphabet along with the melody.

A few words about spelling

So, we have learned the alphabet of the English language. We know how to pronounce English letters separately. But moving on to the reading rules, you will immediately see that many letters in different combinations are read in a completely different way. A reasonable question arises — as the cat Matroskin would say — what is the use of memorizing the alphabet? In fact, there is a practical benefit.

It’s not about the ability to tell the alphabet from start to finish, but the ability to easily spell any English word. This skill is necessary when you need to write down English names under dictation.

If you need English for work, this skill can be very useful, since English names, even the same sounding ones, can be spelled in several ways. For example, Ashley or Ashlee, Mila and Milla, not to mention the surnames.

Therefore, for the British and Americans themselves, it is absolutely natural to ask to spell a name, if you need to spell it — hence the word spelling, which you can see in various training programs.

Online exercises for learning the alphabet

Choose the letter that goes

• before E.
• before U.
• after L.
• after Y.

More exercise

Complete the letter that the word begins with.

Complete the letter that ends the word.

Decipher the code and write down the secret message in letters. The number corresponds to the order of the letter in the alphabet.

More exercise

Well, the final, interactive exercise «Dictation», you can follow this link.

You can apply the acquired knowledge in practice with the help of the online English self-study guide Lim English. With the help of unique exercises, even at the most basic level, you will be able to master not only reading, but also writing English words, as well as learn basic grammar rules and continue learning further.

Source: https://ekaterina-alexeeva.ru/sovety/anglijskij-alfavit-s-proiznosheniem-i-transkriptsiej-bukvy-anglijskogo-alfavita.html