English Alphabet (Vowels & Consonants)

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ENGLISH ALPHABET (BEGINNERS)

What is the English Alphabet?

The English alphabet is a set of 26 letters used to read and write English.

Capital Letters (Uppercase):

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Small Letters (Lowercase):

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Vowels:

There are 5 vowels in English.

A, E, I, O, U

Examples:

A – Apple

E – Elephant

I – Ink

O – Orange

U – Umbrella

Consonants:

There are 21 consonants.

B C D F G H J K L M N P Q R S T V W X Y Z

Examples:

B – Ball

C – Cat

D – Dog

F – Fish

Remember:

Vowels = A, E, I, O, U

Consonants = All other letters.