There are 26 letters in English alphabet.
They make different sounds.
There are vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) and consonant sounds (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z).
Students learn to find out the first letter of their names by pronouncing their names.
The pictures of some familiar objects are given below.
- Flower
- Pencil
- Apple
- Books
Let’s name them.
The objects are flower, pencil, books and apple.
How to pronounce the names of these objects?
Flower /ˈflaʊə(r)/
Pencil /ˈpensl/
Books /bʊks/
Apple /ˈæp.əl/
Beginning sound and first letter
The beginning sound is the first sound which is heard when you say a word.
Flower
Beginning sound is /f/.
First letter is F.
Pencil
Beginning sound is /p/.
First letter is P.
Books
Beginning sound is /b/.
First letter is B.
Apple
Beginning sound is /æ/.
First letter is A.
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