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The English alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet and consists of 26 letters. Of these, 6 are vowels: A, E, I, O, U, Y. 20 consonants:

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

The letter "Y" can convey both a vowel and a consonant. In combination with a vowel, the pronunciation is very close to Russian [th] and denotes the sounds [j] or [y]
yellow, yes, you, yard, young, yoga, yogurt

day, they, boy, toy, buy, eye

Forming syllables and being paired with a consonant, the letter “Y” conveys the vowel sound [i]

baby, mystery, system, funny

and sound [ai] in words

my, cry, analyze, cycle, sky, reply

In the alphabet, each letter has its own sound name, i.e. alphabetical reading.

Transcription signs are used to convey sounds in writing. Each sign corresponds to only one sound inherent to it. Transcription signs are written in square brackets: for example, the letter A and its alphabetical name (sound) is [ei].

In the alphabet, the letters are read unambiguously, one letter - one sound.
The letters Z and R are read differently in the British and American versions.
The British version of Z is (zed), the American version of Z is (zi).

The British version of R is (a), the American version of R is (ar). Knowledge of the English alphabet is also necessary due to the discrepancy between the pronunciation of words and their spelling. Therefore, you may often be asked to repeat a word by letter -

Can you spell that, please?

* [z] In the column " Pronunciation Letter"Given in Russian letters the approximate sound of the letter names. And in the column "

Nowadays, knowledge of foreign languages ​​is a guarantee of additional opportunities and success in life. Knowledge of English is in some way a necessity. It is used everywhere, which means it makes it possible to understand and be understood in any corner of the world. It is not surprising that a huge number of parents strive to teach their child English. And any training, as you know, begins with the basics. That is why today we will look at the English alphabet for children, analyze its features and methods of memorization.

First, however, let's address the issue of age. Often, mothers and fathers may have doubts about whether it is possible to start teaching English from the first years of a child’s life. The answer is simple: you need it! The fact is that during the first years of a person’s life, his brain goes through the first stage of development. This stage is characterized by the fact that the brain has many more neurons than it can use. Thus, the child’s brain is preparing to master the world. However, subsequently the excess neuron cells that were not used disappear. Therefore, if you take advantage of the moment and start learning as early as possible, the process on a purely physiological level will be easier and faster for children.

In addition, children, as a rule, do not have any stereotypes, and therefore they have an easier attitude towards languages ​​and their learning. Plus, they have more time and fewer excuses like adults. It is worth noting that this does not mean that the child needs to be stuffed with a large amount of information at once, just as it does not mean that learning at another age is not even worth starting. From 3 years old or 5, 15, 30, 60 or 80 – you can start learning a language at absolutely any age. Therefore, if you were once planning to learn English, you can start learning the language with your child.

English alphabet for children: composition

English alphabet [ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈalfəbɛt] or the English alphabet consists of 26 letters, of which 5 are consonants and 21 are consonants. English letters are practically not similar to Russian ones; they differ both in their appearance and pronunciation. Therefore, it is very important that when teaching children, the English alphabet with transcription and Russian pronunciation is used in order to avoid mistakes in their subsequent use. Having studied the introductory information, it’s time to move on to the English alphabet itself.

Pronunciation of English letters

• A = (a-n-d, a-f-t-e-r, a-p-p-l-e)
• B = (b-a-n-a-n-a, b-a-t-h-r-o-o-m, b-o-y)
• C = (c-a-r, c-o-a-t, c-o-l-o-u-r)
• D = (d-o-g, d-r-e-a-m, d-o-l-l-a-r)
• E = (e-l-e-p-h-a-n-t, e-y-e, e-x-t-r-e-m-e)
• F = [ɛf] (f-i-n-g-e-r, f-o-u-r, f-i-r-e)
• G = (g-i-r-a-f-f-e, g-i-r-l, g-r-e-e-n)
• H = (h-o-t-e-l, h-a-p-p-y, h-o-l-i-d-a-y)
• I = (i-m-a-g-e, i-s-l-a-n-d, I-n-d-i-a-n-a)
• J = (j-u-n-g-l-e, j-o-l-l-y, J-o-s-e-p-h-i-n-e)
• K = (k-a-n-g-a-r-o-o, k-o-a-l-a, k-a-r-a-t-e)
• L = [ɛl] (l-o-w, l-e-v-e-l, l-i-o-n)
• M = [ɛm] (m-o-t-h-e-r, m-o-m-e-n-t, m-e-s-s)
• N = [ɛn] (n-o, n-i-g-h-t, n-o-o-n)
• O = (o-l-d, o-b-j-e-c-t, o-a-t)
• P = (p-e-n-g-u-i-n-e, p-i-a-n-o, p-a-c-k-e-t)
• Q = (q-u-i-e-t, Q-u-e-e-n, q-u-o-t-e)
• R = [ɑr] (r-e-d, r-i-g-h-t, r-a-b-b-i-t)
• S = [ɛs] (s-t-r-o-n-g, s-e-v-e-n, s-i-l-v-e-r)
• T = (t-e-a, t-h-o-u-s-a-n-d, t-w-o)
• U = (u-s-e, u-n-f-a-i-r, u-n-d-e-r)
• V = (v-a-c-a-t-i-o-n, v-e-r-y, v-a-m-p-i-r-e)
• W = [ˈdʌbəl juː] say: double-ju (w-e-s-t, w-o-r-m, w-h-i-t-e)
• X = [ɛks] (X-r-a-y, x-y-l-o-p-h-o-n-e, X-m-a-s)
• Y = (y-a-r-d, y-e-l-l-o-w, y-e-a-h)
• Z = in British English, in American English (z-e-r-o, z-e-b-r-a, z-i-l-l-i-o-n)

In addition to these letters, the English language has digraphs or signs that consist of two letters. There are 5 of them in total:

Explain to your child that English letters have their own sounds, which can sometimes change with different combinations of letters. Pay his attention to letters such as g and j, e and i, a and r, since the pronunciation of these letters is often confused with each other. Try to explain everything in simple words so that the child understands what he is being taught and does not close his eyes with the thought: “Why do I need these English letters?”

It is probably better to refrain at the initial stage from explaining digraphs, which may subsequently lead to descriptions of the people indicated in the examples. Just be aware of their existence and when learning a word in English that contains a digraph, tell your child how this or that combination of letters is read.

How to teach children the English alphabet

Of course, you won’t be able to get by with an ordinary table on top when working with children, and therefore we offer several options on how to help your child learn the English alphabet faster.

First and foremost, create a pleasant learning environment. If your child whines, denies and is distracted by other things, you will not get the same results. It is important not to force, but to be able to interest the child. Therefore, your English lessons should not be like training, they should be like a game. If the English alphabet is presented in a fun and interesting way, the child will remember the information much faster and will be interested in further learning the language. How can you teach a fun lesson in a playful way?

English alphabet in pictures

We are all different from each other and perceive information in different ways. Your child may remember information better using visual memory. If so, then let him learn the English alphabet with pictures. These can be simply brightly drawn cards with letters, or cards that, in addition to letters, contain some images. It is not necessary to buy such cards with the English alphabet; you can make them yourself or even involve your child in this process.

English alphabet

Where do you usually start learning the Russian alphabet? That's right, from the alphabet. So why not apply the same method to English? There are now a lot of English primers for preschoolers on the book markets. All you have to do is check that each drawing matches the contents of the page and buy the book that you like best.

Songs

If your child does not like books or does not perceive visual information at all, you can try using auditory memory to learn English. And don’t say that you’ve never heard a song with the English alphabet. Perhaps it is even more popular than the anthem of Great Britain itself. Sing it yourself or play it on an electronic device. Besides the standard version, you can also look for other versions of songs with English letters. There are quite a lot of them on the Internet.

You can also play association games. For example, learning the English alphabet with animals. Tie words on the topic “animals” to the letters. These animals should begin with the letter that you want to explain to the child. Then play the sounds these animals make and let your child guess who you wished for them. Animals are usually remembered by a child much faster, so a similar exercise can be used from the moment the child begins to repeat after you and pronounce his first words.

Items

The English alphabet for little ones can be taught using various things. Show an object to your baby and name it in English. In the future, this will greatly simplify his understanding of the letters, since he will already have an idea of ​​how they are pronounced.

At older ages, you can also use stickers. You need to write words on them that denote the objects that are in your house and, in fact, stick them in their places. Constantly noticing a word, the child will involuntarily associate it with the object to which the sticker is attached.

Educational cartoon

Another way of visual learning is watching cartoons. The alphabet in pictures for children may not seem very interesting, because there is no movement in it, there are no characters. But cartoons will probably attract the attention of any child. At the moment, there are a huge number of educational cartoons in which the main theme is English for children. Typically, such cartoons present basic English language topics, including the alphabet, in an entertaining way. They come in both Russian and English. Decide for yourself which one to choose. But if your child does not yet speak Russian, then he can be shown cartoons exclusively in English, while for older children, Russian cartoons about English will be more understandable at first.

Subsequently, the child can also include some ordinary cartoons or the same films about superheroes. First, in this case, those cartoons and films, phrases from which your children know by heart, may be suitable. Accordingly, by giving them the English version, you can be sure that they follow the plot and understand everything that happens on the screen.

Computer game

Not all parents agree with this method, but it is still worth mentioning. If you want to enrich your child's learning and add more interactivity, you can use electronic gadgets. On the Internet you can find a huge number of games that help solve the question of how to learn English. This method can probably replace the first 3 at once, because these games can have cards with the English alphabet, “talking alphabet”, animals with their own sounds, and funny songs. There is also a training game in which the child needs to, for example, determine the order of letters or choose one letter out of two. Children will undoubtedly enjoy such exercises and will help them with their learning, because a child does not associate the word “game” with something tedious and dreary.

Checking what you have learned

Learned letters and words tend to be forgotten. To prevent this, periodically return to the topic of the alphabet. Listen to how your child speaks, pay attention to those moments when he chooses a letter at random rather than actually remembering its pronunciation or spelling. Don't swear if your child forgets something. When a person learns a large amount of information at once, this happens.

Nanny

There is, of course, another training option. Probably one of the most effective methods, which was used by the families of the Pushkins, Lermontovs, Griboyedovs and other famous Russian people. If you do not want or do not have the opportunity to move to an English-speaking country, but want your child to speak with a native speaker on a daily basis, a nanny or teacher who will communicate more than teach your child at a desk are the most faithful assistants. When a person is not understood in one language, he has no choice but to learn the language of his interlocutor. In children, this process occurs spontaneously without any wasted effort. They will not be confused about which person to speak which language with, and will switch from one language to another instantly. A native speaker will save you from English classes with your child and will save you time, but, unfortunately, not money, so approach this option wisely.

It is also worth noting that you don’t need to think about how to quickly learn a language or teach it to someone. You will agree that you cannot learn even the same English alphabet in 30 seconds. Yes, sometimes even one letter may not be mastered in 30 seconds. Therefore, we teach or study English gradually, dwell on each letter, and learn its pronunciation.

We hope that the question of how to remember the English alphabet for children has become less pressing for you. Games, songs, cartoons, interactivity and simple patience - this is what English for children consists of. As you can see, there is nothing complicated about this, and therefore you should not wait for the first grade, start teaching your children right now.

Anyone who begins to learn English must, at the first stage of their journey, encounter the alphabet and the pronunciation of its letters. It is very important not only to know what the letters are called, but also to know Russian pronunciation in general.

For correct pronunciation of the alphabet Below is a table of all letters with both English and Russian transcriptions. Of course, you need to know English transcription - it is used in any dictionary, it is as important as knowledge of the alphabet itself.

zed, zi

As for the letter Z, the British version is “zed”, the American version is “zi”.

It may seem that the English alphabet is more complex than the Russian one. But actually it is not. It has only 26 letters (for comparison in Russian - 33), and only 6 of them (A, E, I, O, U, Y) are vowels. Unfortunately, these vowel letters do not always correspond to alphabetic pronunciation. For example, Aa - in the alphabet is read as [hey]: “cake” - cake, “later” - later, but not in the words “bag” - luggage, “flag” - flag and many others.

Here it must be said that in English there is a distinction between stressed and unstressed syllables. Let's look at the case of a stressed syllable. Here you can also observe division - the stressed syllable can be open and closed. Open syllables end with a vowel, and closed syllables end with a consonant. Here are examples of stressed open syllables: “la-bel” - inscription, “ta-ke” - to receive, and so on. Here are examples of stressed closed syllables: “rab-bit” - rabbit, “dog” - dog, “win-dow” - window, and so on. Please note that in the first case, the stressed vowels are read exactly the same as they sound in the alphabet.

Let's look at all the vowels:

Vowel A

Open syllable: “la-ter” [’leitə] – later

Closed syllable: “cat” - cat

Vowel E

Open syllable: “he” - he

Closed syllable: “bend” - bend

Vowel I

Open syllable: “li-lac” [’lailək] - lilac

Closed syllable: “lift” - lift

Vowel O [?u]

Open syllable: “pho-to” [’fəutəu] - photograph

Closed syllable: “got” - received

Vowel U

Open syllable: “cu-te” - cute

Closed syllable: “numb” - numb

Vowel Y

Open syllable: “type” - type on a typewriter

Closed syllable: “myth” - myth

It is also worth paying attention to the consonant letters: B, D, F, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, T, V, W, X, Z - also read accordingly [b], [d], [ f], [h], , [k], [l], [m], [n], [p], [t], [v], [w], [x], [z]. Things are more complicated with the remaining consonants.

So, for example, the letter C will be before e, i, y, and in all other cases – [k]. See: “cinema” [’sinəmə] – cinema, “cure” – treatment.

The letter G - before e, i, y goes into , and in other cases as [g]: “ginger” [’dʒindʒə] - ginger, “goat” - goat, goat.

And S at the beginning of a word and after the voiceless consonants K, F, P and T is read as the sound [s], and, on the contrary, after voiced and other cases - [z]: “Simon” ['saimən] – Simon, “books” - books, “finds” - finds, “wise” - wise.

The letters R and Q are also tricky. So R is often simply dropped, lengthening the sound (“car” - car), but a word with R will be read with R (“Riko” - Rico). The letter Q can give two options - or - compare “quick” - quickly and “queue” - queue.

Dear reader, if before studying English you became familiar with the names of Latin letters in chemistry or physics ( H 2 O - "ASH-Two-O", mv 2 /2 - "EM-VE Square in Half") or at least when playing chess ( e2-e4 - "E Two - E Four"), then the transcription of English letters may have become an unpleasant surprise for you.

Out of habit, such names of English letters as A - "hey", E - "and", I - "ay" And R - "a"(in the latter case the sound " R"although it is implied, it is very often not pronounced or pronounced very quietly). And the Latin letter W, which in Russian is traditionally called " double-ve", called in English " double", that is " double U", although its bottom edge in the printed image has two sharp, rather than rounded protrusions. This happened because in the old days U And V did not differ. There are also differences between American, British and Scottish English, between formal and colloquial English.

And you also need to not get confused with G - "ji", J - "jay" And H - "H", and explain to particularly gifted telephone interlocutors that "pi"- This P, not a Greek letter π (the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter ( ≈3,14 ), while herself π pronounced in English "share".

Impeccable automatic knowledge of the names of English letters is a very important skill that should not be neglected when learning English. Why is this necessary? Isn’t it better to practice your grammar or expand your vocabulary? But the pronunciation of letters is not theoretical phonetics divorced from life. The fact is that English abbreviations are almost always spelled out, and you may also be asked to spell out your name or some alphabetic code ( "Could you spell your name, please?" ).

And if you don’t know the names of the letters, you’ll have to blush and mumble something unintelligible. And some English abbreviations entered the Russian language with incorrect pronunciation, for example VIP should be pronounced like "wee-ay-pee", but has already taken root in the Russian language as "vip". When abbreviations contain several identical letters in a row, they are often pronounced using the words "double-" and triple- ("triple"), for example, when you need to name an Internet address, www pronounced "triple double".

What should you do if you need to pronounce some alphabetic code in a radio exchange in the air or at sea? There can be no misunderstandings and hiccups in communications between pilots and air traffic controllers, or in negotiations between English-speaking military personnel and their non-English-speaking allies, so that the gunner does not mix up the code for the square "i" How "e".

To prevent ambiguity or misunderstanding, a code is used to represent letters in words, known as "NATO code"(phonetic alphabet of the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO). Surprisingly, even this code has shortcomings in certain situations, which is why in some cases the letter names in it had to be replaced.

And if you want the English alphabet with transcription to unobtrusively scroll through before your eyes every time you go to Yandex, then you can install a Yandex widget that will scroll through the letters of the alphabet forward, backward, or separately.

These days it is the most common. It is spoken in all countries, especially in those frequently visited by tourists. Wherever you go, in any corner of the Earth, you can easily find a person who, speaking English, can show you how to get somewhere and even give some practical advice regarding local rules and regulations.

For this reason, the study of this subject begins at school. From the first grade, a little person prepares for adult life, and thanks to language lessons, for communication - free and interesting, without any barriers, the main of which, of course, is language.

Where does learning a language begin? Of course, from his alphabet. One of the most curious representatives of the English alphabet is the letter “H”. She is eighth in order. And what is noteworthy is that the sound of this letter is similar to the surrounding “ji” and “jay”.

In order to have a complete understanding of it, you need to know the following:

• How is the letter "H" written?
• How to pronounce it(by itself and, of course, in words).

Unlike the Russian language, some have one name, but the words are read completely differently. Here, for example, is the letter “G”. When reading, its seventh letter is pronounced as “ji”. However, in the words “give” (give), “garden” (garden) it is read exactly like the Russian “g”.

Letter h - how to spell it?

The sound of this letter is similar to the Russian “x”. In terms of its spelling, the capital “eych” is identical to the Russian “en”: both letters are written like “N” in exactly the same way. The lowercase one looks like the uppercase “pe”, but with an elongated “tail” (the English “h” really looks like a “p”).

The writing of this letter begins from the end of the “tail”:

• First, they put a period, as if they are going to write “p”.
• instead, a loop is drawn (the line begins to move to the right and, leaving a rounded mark at the top of the line, descends to its very bottom so that the starting point along with a short segment remains on the left side);
• the last stage is writing the usual Russian “p”.

The process overall is quite simple. At first, of course, you can get confused in all the “loops” and transitions to native letters. But with a little practice, even a clumsy first-grader will quickly cope with “hey”, writing it out confidently.

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How to pronounce the letter eh?

The letter "h" is one of the consonants of the English language. It is precisely in sound that it corresponds to the Russian “x”, with the difference that its sound is lighter, airier (it is classified as a voiceless consonant).

There are specific rules that explain when and where the sound “ah” occurs, as well as what exactly is the correct pronunciation.

• This letter is written exclusively before vowels. The tongue should be in the same position as at rest. The lips are somewhat open, relaxed, but not too wide.
• The desired sound is formed in the gap between the vocal cords. The air, passing from the lungs outward, creates friction and produces the same sound similar to “x”. The ligaments, however, do not vibrate.
• It is necessary to take into account that the Russian analogue of the sound of the letter “eych” is excessively noisy. In order to avoid making a serious mistake when pronouncing an English word, you need to relax the top of your throat and make the air push aspirated and less intense.
• An exception is the letter “eych”, located between two vowels. In this case, its sound will be more sonorous and expressive.