English Alphabet is the symbol of English language. We are Using alphabets in various way.This article will help you to make an idea about alphabet and you will be clear about vowels and consonants.
English Alphabet
What is the Definition of English Alphabet?
Alphabet is a group of letters or symbols that create a language’s basic structure. There are 26 letters in the modern English alphabet, each letter has two forms both capital letters and small letters.
| Aa | Bb | Cc | Dd | Ee | Ff | Gg | Hh | Ii | Jj | Kk | Ll | Mm |
| Nn | Oo | Pp | Rr | Ss | Tt | Uu | Vv | Ww | Xx | Yy | Zz |
What is the Source of English Alphabet
The world’s first alphabet was created around the 11th century BCE in or near Egypt by Semitic people. All the alphabet of other languages was generated from this Egyptian script. Similarly, the alphabet of modern English was coined from this ancient Egyptian script around the 7th century to make English words.
Primary Type of English Alphabet
The modern English alphabet has 26 letters. It is divied into 5 Vowels, 19 Consonants, 2 Letters.
What is 5 Vowels in English Alphabet
| A | E | I | O | U |
| a | e | i | o | u |
What is 19 Consonants in English Alphabet
| B | K | S |
| C | L | T |
| D | M | V |
| F | N | X |
| G | P | Z |
| H | Q | – |
| J | R | – |
| b | k | s |
| c | l | t |
| d | m | v |
| f | n | x |
| g | p | z |
| h | q | – |
| j | r | – |
What is 2 Letters in English Alphabet
| Y | W |
| y | w |
Typically it is often divided into two types – vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and consonants (B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Z).
What is the 4 categories of English Alphabet
We can also consider the English alphabet in 4 categories due to its using style. the 4 categories are-
- (i) Capital Letter
- (ii) Small Letter
- (iii) Cursive Letter
- (iv) Print Letter
What is Capital Lettertter
| 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 |
What is Small Letter
| 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 |
What is Cursive Letter
What is Print Letter
| 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 |
| 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 |
How can we Use the English Alphabet?
Besides alphabet teaches the learner how to spell a language in talking and how to make phrases, words, sentences etc. in writing for various purposes such as expressing himself, communicating, studying etc. For example, if someone sees a tiger behind a tree and wants to describe it to others, he can say “There is a tiger behind the tree”. Here he used the alphabet to make words such as he joined the alphabet t,h,e,r,e and created the word ‘there’ again i,s (is); a (a); t, i,g,e,r(tiger). Thus he joined the alphabet and created words even sentences to express his thoughts and fulfil the language.
Several type of vowels
The modern English letter had been extracted from latin alphabeta. The old English considered 29 letter in alphabet : A, B, c, d…………
vowel is a letter or symbol that create a free sound. Typically we know the 5 vowel (A, E, I, O, U) but sometimes y is considered as a vowel, In fact somme consonant like H, R and w can create vowel sound. Although in grammar these letter don’t follow the vowel rule and considered as consonant.
Type of consonant
As we know the modern English is consisting with vowel and consonant. As the vowels, consonant has a vital role in English alphabet.
The consonant is not like vowel, it is symbol or the letter that don’t sound as vowel so consonant are the non-vowel sound. Consonant consist with 21 letter A B C D…but sometimes y is considered as a vowel which is called semi vowel.
(FAQ) Questions from English Alphabet?
1. What are the 4 types of English Alphabet?
() Capital Letter, 2. Small Letter, 3. Cursive Letter, 4. Print Letter
2. What are the 26 letters from A to Z?
The English alphabet consists of 26 letters: 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.
3. Is it called the alphabet or alphabets?
Alphabet is the correct word. It is a set of letters or symbols in a fixed order that is used to represent the basic set of speech sounds of a language. Its plural is alphabet.
