The alphabet is made up of 26 letters. Here they are:
Some of these letters are called vowels:
Aa | Ee | Ii | Oo | Uu |
The rest are called consonants:
Bb | Cc | Dd |
Ff | Gg | Hh |
Jj | Kk | Ll |
Mm | Nn | Pp |
Rr | Ss | |
Tt | Vv | Ww |
Xx | Yy | Zz |
Consonant digraphs are two consonants that join to make a single sound (phoneme).
Listen to these consonant digraphs.
ch | ![]() |
sh | ![]() |
th | ![]() |
ph | ![]() |
wh | ![]() |
ll | ![]() |
ck | ![]() |
kn | ![]() |
ng | ![]() |
Listen carefully - you cannot hear each letter.
Learning these sounds will help you to read and spell.