English Time: Alphabet #01
English Time: Alphabet #01
English Time: Alphabet #01
Alphabet #01
Wilfrid Albuquerque
B
A C The Alphabet
ABCDEFGHIJKLM
NOPQRSTUVQWYZ
It is very important to understand that the letters of the alphabet do NOT
always represent the same sounds of English. !
B
A C Saying the Alphabet
The English word "alphabet" comes from the first two letters of
the Greek alphabet: alpha, beta
Below, you can listen to how we say the letters of the alphabet.
Remember, this is just for how we say the name of each letter.
When we use the letters in words, they often have a different
sound.
B
A C Saying the Alphabet
!
We say all the letters of the alphabet the same in British
English and American English except for Z. In British English
we say Zed. In American English we say Zee.
A H J K
The follow letters are NOT in alphabetical order. They are in
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"sound DTheyEare grouped
order". G Pby sound. T V There Z
are only 7
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B
A C Pronunciation
Exemples
Ask - ask Study - ˈstədē Number - ˈnəmbər Classroom - ˈklasˌro͞om
Have - hav Repeat - riˈpēt Question - ˈkwesCHən Difficult - ˈdifikəlt
Instructions:
1. Each of you have your turn to guess;
2. If you get it wrong, the next player
has a chance to guess;
3. If none of you get it right, I’ll give
you some tips;
4. Wins who hits more questions.
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Water
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Fruits
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Vase
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Cake
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Banana
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Monkey
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Elephant
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Orange
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Green
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Doll
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Sun
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House
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Apple
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Octopus
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Iron
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Jug
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Zebra
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Keys
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Balloon
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Pen
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Lion
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Giraffe
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Eggs
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Man
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Nose
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Cat
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Igloo
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Unicorn
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Pig
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Lamp
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Zoo
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Queen
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Knife
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Ring
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X-ray
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Flower
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Arrow
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Violin
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Snake
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Dog
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Tiger
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Tree
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Yam
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Umbrella
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Rose
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Ant
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Watch
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Bell
B
A C Review Time
The English word "alphabet" comes from the first two letters of
the Greek alphabet: alpha, beta
Below, you can listen to how we say the letters of the alphabet.
Remember, this is just for how we say the name of each letter.
When we use the letters in words, they often have a different
sound.
B
A C Review Time
The English word "alphabet" comes from the first two letters of
the Greek alphabet: alpha, beta
Below, you can listen to how we say the letters of the alphabet.
Remember, this is just for how we say the name of each letter.
When we use the letters in words, they often have a different
sound.
B
A C Homework
Below, you can listen to how we say the letters of the alphabet.
Remember, this is just for how we say the name of each letter.
When we use the letters in words, they often have a different
sound.