Part 1: The English Alphabet Here is the complete alphabet, in order, with the name of each letter (what we call it) and its most common sound. Letter Name (Pronunciation) Common Sound (Phonetic Symbol) Example Word A a Ay (/eɪ/) /æ/ apple, cat B b Bee (/biː/) /b/ ball, book C c Cee (/siː/) /k/ or /s/ cat (k), city (s) D d Dee (/diː/) /d/ dog, door E e Ee (/iː/) /ɛ/ egg, elephant F f Ef (/ɛf/) /f/ fish, fun G g Gee (/dʒiː/) /g/ or /dʒ/ go (g), giraffe (j) H h Aitch (/eɪtʃ/) /h/ hat, house I i I (/aɪ/) /ɪ/ igloo, sit J j Jay (/dʒeɪ/) /dʒ/ jam, jump K k Kay (/keɪ/) /k/ kite, king L l El (/ɛl/) /l/ lion, leg M m Em (/ɛm/) /m/ moon, mother N n En (/ɛn/) /n/ nose, net O o Oh (/oʊ/) /ɑ/ or /oʊ/ octopus (ah), old (oh) P p Pee (/piː/) /p/ pig, pen Q q Cue (/kjuː/) /kw/ queen (q is almost always with u) R r Ar (/ɑr/) /r/ red, rabbit S s Ess (/ɛs/) /s/ or /z/ sun (s), rose (z) T t Tee (/tiː/) /t/ tiger, table U u U (/juː/) /ʌ/ or /uː/ umbrella (uh), ruler (oo) V v Vee (/viː/) /v/ van, voic...