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The English alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet and contains 26 letters, of which 6 are vowels and 20 are consonants.
Vowels
:
A, E, I, O, U, Y
Consonants
:
B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Z
|
Letter |
|
Transcription |
Pronunciation |
|
A a |
|
[eɪ] |
Hey |
|
Bb |
|
[biː] |
bi |
|
c c |
|
[siː] |
si |
|
D d |
|
[diː] |
di |
|
e e |
|
[iː] |
And |
|
F f |
|
[ɛf] |
ef |
|
G g |
|
[dʒiː] |
ji |
|
H h |
|
[eɪtʃ] |
h |
|
I i |
|
[aɪ] |
ah |
|
J j |
|
[dʒeɪ] |
jay |
|
K k |
|
[keɪ] |
kay |
|
l l |
|
[ɛl] |
|
|
M m |
|
[ɛm] |
Em |
|
N n |
|
[ɛn] |
en |
|
O o |
|
[əʊ], [oʊ] |
OU |
|
Pp |
|
[piː] |
pi |
|
Q q |
|
[kjuː] |
cue |
|
R r |
|
[ɑ:], [ɑ:r] |
a:, ar |
|
S s |
|
[ɛs] |
es |
|
T t |
|
[tiː] |
ti |
|
U u |
|
[juː] |
Yu |
|
Vv |
|
[viː] |
in and |
|
W w |
|
[ˈdʌb(ə)l juː] |
double |
|
X x |
|
[ɛks] |
the ex |
|
Y y |
|
[waɪ] |
wye |
|
Zz |
|
[zɛd], [ziː] |
zed, zee |
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Personal
I - I
you - you, you
he - he
she - she
it - it
we - we
they - they
me - I, me
him - he
her - she
us - we
them - they
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Pointing
this - this, this, this is
that - that, that, then
these - these
those - those
such - that, such
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Refundable
myself - myself, myself
myself - myself myself
myself - myself, myself
myself - myself, myself
myself - myself, myself, myself, myself
myself
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Mutual
each other - each other
one another - one another
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Interrogative
who - who, who
what - what, which
which which - which, who, which
whose - whose, whose
whoever - whoever, whoever
whatever - whatever, (at least) something
whichever - whatever, whatever neither
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Relative
who - who, who
whose - whose, whose
which - which, who
that - that, that, then
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Indefinite
some - someone, some
something - something, something, something
somebody - someone, someone
someone - someone, someone
any - some, anything
anything - anything, anything
anyone - anyone, anyone, anyone
anyone - anyone, anyone
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Negative
no - no
nothing - nothing, nothing
nobody - nobody
no one - nobody
none - none of
neither - neither one nor the other, neither one, nobody
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Dividing
other - another, different
another - another one, another
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Universal
all - everything, everyone
each - everyone, everyone
both - both, both
either - each, any (of two)
every - each, everyone
everything - everything
everybody - everyone
everyone - everyone, every person
