The English Alphabet: practical Pre-A1 English

Your goal for The English Alphabet

The English Alphabet: A letter name is not always the sound inside a word. Target: I can name and recognise all 26 letters, capital and small.

Try it first

Read a. Change one detail. Whisper or write it first.

Capital and small forms belong together: The English Alphabet

The name of B sounds like bee, but the first sound in book is shorter. For now, learn the names. The next lesson connects letters with word sounds.

Say this in groups: A B C D E, then F G H I J. Continue with K L M N O, P Q R S T, and U V W X Y Z. Small groups reduce memory pressure.

Capital letters start names and sentences. Small letters appear more often inside words. Write your own name with one capital first letter, then small letters.

In British English, Z is called zed. American speakers often say zee. This course uses zed but helps you recognise both.

Three traps for Urdu-script readers

Do not call W “double V”. Its English name is double-u.

Do not treat I and l as one shape. Capital I and small l may look similar in some fonts. Check the word around them.

Do not expect alphabetical order to show pronunciation. It only helps you find and organise words.

Check six letter choices: The English Alphabet

Choose one answer. Read the reason after every mistake, then try the item again.

Say it in your own voice: The English Alphabet

Say three sentences. Record only if you want to. Check the form and meaning.

Remember it tomorrow: The English Alphabet

Cover a. Say it from memory with one true detail.

Keep one result: The English Alphabet

Keep one correct example and say it again tomorrow.