L1_S2_Sounds of the Alphabet

L1_S2_Sounds of the Alphabet

Sounds of the Alphabet means how the letters in the alphabet gets pronounced in different word combinations. Generally, 44 sounds (phonemes) were pronounced in different pronunciation of the words.  

 

Letter

Sound of Letter Name

All sounds of letter

Examples

A, a

ā-ee (long a to long e, also spell "ay") (ஏ)

æ, ā, ah, ā-uh, uh அஎ, ஏ, ஆ, எஅ, அர்

cat, late, all, and, around

B, b

Bee (பிஇ)

buh பஅ

bike

C, c

See (ச்ஸி)

kuh, suh க்அ, ஸி

cake, city

D, d

Dee (டீஇ)

duh ட்டு

did

E, e

Ee (ஈ)

eh, ee, silent யேஎ, ஈ, ஒசையின்மை

bed, free, late

F, f

Ef (எஃப்)

Fuh ஃபெ

fed

G, g

Jee (ஜீஇ)

guh, juh க்க, ஜ்

glad, large

H, h

ā-ch (ஹெச்)

huh, silent ஹா, ஒசையின்மை

hotel, what

I, i

ah-ee (ஐ)

ah-ee, ĭ ஹை, இ

light, sit

J, j

Jay (ஜே)

juh ஜ

jump

K, k

Kay (கே)

kuh கஇ

kite

L, l

El (எல்)

luh, ul லா, ல்

lot, full

M, m

Em (எம்)

Muh மஅ

mother

N, n

En (என்)

Nuh நஅ

nest

O, o

ō (oh) (ஓ)

ah, ō, uh, oo, ů ஹா, ஒ, ஹ, ஊ, உ

hot, slow, computer, fool, good

P, p

Pee (பி)

Puh ஃப

put

Q, q

Kyoo (kyū) (க்யூ)

Kwuh க்வ்

quick

R, r

Ah-r (ஆர்)

ruh, ur  ர்ர, ர்

race, stir

S, s

Es (எஸ்)

suh, zuh

stick, is

T, t

Tee (ட்டி)

tuh, duh, Nt, silent, stopped tuh ட்எ, ட்டஅ, ன்ட், ஒசையின்மை, ஹ்(ட்), 

table, better, mountain, interview, hot

U, u

Yoo (yū) (யூ)

uh, yoo, oo,  ů அ, யூ, ய்ஊ, ஃஉ

up, use, flute, full

V, v

Vee (வீ)

Vuh வ்அ

very

W, w

Dubōyoo (டபள்யூ)

wuh, silent வெஅ, ஒசையின்மை

well, slow

X, x

Eks (எக்ஸ்)

ks, zuh க்ஸ், ஃஜ

box, xylophone

Y, y

Wah-ee (வொய்)

yuh, ee, ah-ee (i), ĭ ய்எ, ய்ஈ, ஐய், ய்இ

yes, happy, try, cylinder

Z, z

Zed (செட்)

Zuh ஸ்ஜ்

zebra

Activity:

1.  What sound the word ‘can’ has?

a.  kuh             b. suh             c. zuh             d. uh

2.  What sound the word ‘net’ has?

a.  kuh             b. nuh             c. zuh             d. uh

3.  What sound the word ‘zip’ has?

a. uh               b. nuh             c. zuh             d. Muh

4.  What sound the word ‘see’ has?

a.  kuh             b. suh             c. zuh             d. uh

5.  What sound the word ‘low’ has?

a. luh                   b. nuh             c. ul                 d. uh

6.  What alphabet’s sound is used in the word ‘Aunt’ ?

a. A                      b. D                 c. O                 d. V

7.  What alphabet’s sound is used in the word ‘Zebra’ ?

a. R                      b. F                 c. C                 d. T

8.  What alphabet’s sound is used in the word ‘Board’ ?

a. A                      b. D                 c. O                 d. V

9.  What alphabet’s sound is used in the word ‘Slate’ ?

a. L                      b. F                 c. P                 d. N

10.         What alphabet’s sound is used in the word ‘Fish’ ?

a. J                       b. M                c. Q                 d. S

 

Extra Activity

Write at least 10 new words (that are not mentioned already) as you know by yourself or with the help of someone, and identify how each letter is pronounced in the word.   

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