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.