Scribd
Upload
21 views3 pages

English Alphabet Pronunciation Guide

This document discusses pronouncing the English alphabet. It begins by explaining the origins of the word "alphabet" and that letters do not always represent consistent sounds in English. It then provides an audio resource to practice alphabet pronunciation. The document notes that the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is important for learning English pronunciation. It concludes by arranging the alphabet by vowel sounds to further practice pronunciation.

Uploaded by

bernardog970520
Copyright
© All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
21 views3 pages

English Alphabet Pronunciation Guide

This document discusses pronouncing the English alphabet. It begins by explaining the origins of the word "alphabet" and that letters do not always represent consistent sounds in English. It then provides an audio resource to practice alphabet pronunciation. The document notes that the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is important for learning English pronunciation. It concludes by arranging the alphabet by vowel sounds to further practice pronunciation.

Uploaded by

bernardog970520
Copyright
© All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

UNIT 1

• Asking for and spelling names (Alphabet)

Pronouncing the alphabet

In English, the alphabet is the set of 26 letters (from A to Z) that we use to represent English in
writing.

According to MacMillan Dictionary Blog the word alphabet comes from the Greek word ‘alphabētos’, a
combination of ‘alpha’ meaning ‘the beginning’, and ‘beta’ meaning ‘the second of many things’. Its
used to describe a set of letters is from the 1570s although it had been used from the early 15th
century to refer to something learned through reading.

3
It is very important to
understand that the
letters of the
alphabet do NOT
always represent the
same sounds of
English.

Let’s practice the alphabet pronunciation!


This is an exercise for you to listen and speak the correct pronunciation of the
English alphabet. Check the audio record in the website [Link] at:
[Link]
And follow the chart with the alphabet letters while pronouncing them!

[ei] [bi:] [si:] [di:] [i:]

[ef]

[d̠ʒi:] [kei]

[eit̠ ʃ ] [ai] [el] [em]


[d̠ʒei]

We say all the letters of


the alphabet the same

[a:]
in British English and
[en] [əʊ] [pi:] [kei] [es] [ti:] American English
except for Z.
In British English we
say Zed. In American
English we say Zee.

[ju:] [vi:] [‘dʌbəlju:] [eks] [wai] [zi:]


4
What you see below the alphabet letters are the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA),
which is considered extremely important when learning English by the experts in English grammar,
such as the grammarians from Aba Englihs website ([Link]) which states that one of the
most difficult aspects of learning English is pronunciation, and not only for those learning English as a
second language.
To help both language students and those who simply wish to learn a foreign language, linguists have
developed the API, the International Phonetic Alphabet. Aba English explains that this system of
universal symbols classifies all of the sounds present in the different languages around the world.
Each symbol corresponds to a phoneme (sound).
As a final practice, let’s check this arrangement of the alphabet letters not according its order, but
according the letters that have the same vowel sound.

The sound order of the English alphabet.


Check the second audio record in the website [Link] at:
[Link]
And identify the letters which pronunciation use the same vowel sound.

eI i: e ai əʊ u: a:

A B F I O Q R
H C L Y U

Taken from: Pronouncing the Alphabet | Pronunciation | EnglishClub. (n.d.). Retrieved June 22, 2021,
J D M W
K E N
G S
from [Link]
P X
T Zed
V
Zee

You might also like