Names and order of letters of the alphabet

  • Vowels are the five letters ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’
  • Consonants are all the letters of the alphabet that are not vowels: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z
  • Sometimes the name of the letter needs to be referred to rather than the phonetic sound it makes
  • This is the case in ‘magic e’ words, non-phonetic words and where two or more letters make one sound
  • Knowing alphabet order is an important skill for filing and retrieving information

  • READ/SPELL – names of the vowels

    See, hear & say the names of the vowels

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  • READ/SPELL – names of the consonanants

    See, hear & say the names of the consonants

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