Advanced Vocabulary - The English Alphabet

The English Alphabet

a noun

the first letter of the English alphabet. A is a vowel . 

ABC noun

the letters of the English alphabet, or basic reading skills, especially when learned by young children.

aitch noun

the letter ‘h’, written as a word. To drop your aitches means to pronounce a word beginning with the letter ‘h’ without making the ‘h’ sound. 

b noun

the second letter of the English alphabet. B is a consonant . 

c noun

the third letter of the English alphabet. C is a consonant . 

d noun

the fourth letter of the English alphabet. D is a consonant . 

e noun

the fifth letter of the English alphabet. E is a vowel . 

f noun

the sixth letter of the English alphabet. F is a consonant . 

g noun

the seventh letter of the English alphabet. G is a consonant . 

h noun

the eighth letter of the English alphabet. H is a consonant . 

i noun

the ninth letter of the English alphabet. I is a vowel . 

j noun

the tenth letter of the English alphabet. J is a consonant . 

k noun

the 11th letter of the English alphabet. K is a consonant . 

l noun

the 12th letter of the English alphabet. L is a consonant . 

m noun

the 13th letter of the English alphabet. M is a consonant . 

n noun

the 14th letter of the English alphabet. N is a consonant . 

o noun

the 15th letter of the English alphabet. O is a vowel .

p noun

the 16th letter of the English alphabet. P is a consonant . 

q noun

the 17th letter of the English alphabet. Q is a consonant . 

r noun

the 18th letter of the English alphabet. R is a consonant . 

s noun

the 19th letter of the English alphabet. S is a consonant . 

t noun

the 20th letter of the English alphabet. T is a consonant . 

u noun

the 21st letter of the English alphabet. U is a vowel . 

v noun

the 22nd letter of the alphabet. V is a consonant . 

w noun

the 23rd letter of the English alphabet. W is a consonant . 

x noun

the 24th letter of the English alphabet. X is a consonant. 

y noun

the 25th letter of the English alphabet. Y is a consonant. 

z noun

the 26th and last letter of the English alphabet. Z is a consonant. 

zed noun

the letter ‘Z’ in British English, used for showing how it is pronounced.

zee noun

the letter ‘Z’ in American English, used for showing how it is pronounced.

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