English Alphabet Pronunciation

English Alphabet Pronunciation

Letter

Sounds

Examples

 

A, a

[eɪ]

a-f-t-e-r
a-n-d
a-p-p-l-e

 

B, b

[biː]

b-a-t-h-r-o-o-m
b
-a-n-a-n-a
b
-o-y

 

C, c

[siː]

c-o-a-t
c
-a-r
c
-o-l-o-u-r

 

D, d

[diː]

d-r-e-a-m
d
-o-g
d
-o-l-l-a-r

 

E, e

[iː]

e-y-e
e
-l-e-p-h-a-n-t
e
-x-t-r-e-m-e

 

F, f

[ɛf]

f-o-u-r
f
-i-n-g-e-r
f
-i-r-e

 

G, g

[dʒiː]

g-i-r-l
g
-i-r-a-f-f-e
g
-r-e-e-n

 

H, h

[eɪtʃ]

h-a-p-p-y
h
-o-t-e-l
h
-o-l-i-d-a-y

 

I, i

[aɪ]

i-s-l-a-n-d
i
-m-a-g-e
I
-n-d-i-a-n-a

 

J, j

[dʒeɪ]

j-o-l-l-y
j
-u-n-g-l-e
J
-o-s-e-p-h-i-n-e

 

K, k

[keɪ]

k-o-a-l-a
k
-a-n-g-a-r-o-o
k
-a-r-a-t-e

 

L, l

[ɛl]

l-e-v-e-l
l
-o-w
l
-i-o-n

 

M, m

[ɛm]

m-o-m-e-n-t
m
-o-t-h-e-r
m
-e-s-s

 

N, n

[ɛn]

n-i-g-h-t
n
-o
n
-o-o-n

 

O, o

[oʊ]

o-b-j-e-c-t
o
-l-d
o
-a-t

 

P, p

[piː]

p-i-a-n-o
p
-e-n-g-u-i-n
p
-a-c-k-e-t

 

Q, q

[kjuː]

Q-u-e-e-n
q
-u-i-e-t
q
-u-o-t-e

 

R, r

[ɑr]

r-i-g-h-t
r
-e-d
r
-a-b-b-i-t

 

S, s

[ɛs]

s-e-v-e-n
s
-t-r-o-n-g
s
-i-l-v-e-r

 

T, t

[tiː]

t-h-o-u-s-a-n-d
t
-e-a
t
-w-o

 

U, u

[juː]

u-n-f-a-i-r
u
-s-e
u
-n-d-e-r

 

V, v

[viː]

v-e-r-y
v
-a-c-a-t-i-o-n
v
-a-m-p-i-r-e

 

W, w

[ˈdʌbəl juː]

w-e-s-t
w
-h-i-t-e

 

X, x

[ɛks]

x-y-l-o-p-h-o-n-e
X
-r-a-y
X
-m-a-s

 

Y, y

[waɪ]

y-e-l-l-o-w
y
-a-r-d
y
-e-a-h

 

Z, z

[zedː] UK

[ziː] US

z-e-b-r-a
z
-e-r-o
z
-i-l-l-i-o-n