The English alphabet has 26 letters: 5 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 21 consonants. The IPA below shows how to say the name of each letter.
A
/eɪ/
B
/biː/
C
/siː/
D
/diː/
E
/iː/
F
/ef/
G
/dʒiː/
H
/eɪtʃ/
I
/aɪ/
J
/dʒeɪ/
K
/keɪ/
L
/el/
M
/em/
N
/en/
O
/əʊ/
P
/piː/
Q
/kjuː/
R
/ɑːr/
S
/es/
T
/tiː/
U
/juː/
V
/viː/
W
/ˈdʌb.əl.juː/
X
/eks/
Y
/waɪ/
Z
/zed/ (UK)
Vowels:
A, E, I, O, U — the other 21 letters are consonants. In British English the last letter is Z = /zed/. In American English it's Z = /ziː/.
How to spell your name
When someone asks "How do you spell that?", say each letter clearly:
"My name is Carlos." — C – A – R – L – O – S
"My last name is Smith." — S – M – I – T – H
Exercise — Which letter?
Write the missing letter from the sequence.
1.A – B – – D
2.F – G – – I
3.L – M – – O
4.Q – R – – T
5.V – W – – Y