Based on Latin letters, it has an interesting and long history. Over time, the alphabet has undergone significant changes. English now presents a clearly defined system. There are printed and uppercase English alphabets, each of which has advantages and disadvantages.

Letters of the English alphabet

There are 26 letters in the English alphabet, of which:

• 6 transmit;
• 21 transmits .

The name of the last letter - "Z" - is written and pronounced in two ways:

• in the British version as “zed” (read);
• in American as "zee" (read).

English alphabet table

Table of uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as:

Pros and cons of capital letters of the English alphabet

Capital letters of the English alphabet

It is impossible to imagine the alphabet of this language without capital letters. The capital alphabet is a comfortable and fast way of writing. In addition, uppercase does not imply complete copying of patterns. You can create your own writing style, as long as the letters are legible.

Note that earlier the capital letter “A” in English was written in the same way as in Russian. Now the letter occurs as a lowercase “a”, only in an enlarged size.

calligraphy Considered a decorative style, it requires a lot of time, creativity and precision. It cannot be argued that it is impossible to learn this when a person has bad handwriting. Everyone can learn calligraphy. It will take time, but it will be beneficial.

Since calligraphy is becoming popular, convenient master classes and lessons on mastering it are being held. You can learn without leaving home.

You only need:

• paper;
• necessary accessories (pen, pen, ink);
• patience and desire.

Prescriptions of the English alphabet

A few recipes that you can download and print:

English spellings. We play and write letters. Markova D.

St. Petersburg: 2015. - 6 4 p.

Has your child started learning English? For him, professionals in the field of early learning of foreign languages ​​created interesting recipes. The notebook contains directly the spelling of the letters of the English alphabet, as well as exercises and games. Gradually performing exercises and game tasks, the child begins his acquaintance with the English language. The tasks will help him quickly learn the English alphabet and write all the letters correctly.

Format: pdf

The size: 24.9 MB

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Before you is a workbook called "English copybooks." With its help, children will not only learn the English alphabet, but also learn how to write printed letters, and also learn new English words. Funny pictures and tasks will help them with this. The workbook contains various exercises and games (shading a picture, drawing patterns, coloring, tracing, etc.). These tasks will help prepare the child's hand for writing letters and numbers, and by drawing point by point, the kid learns to hold the pencil correctly and confidently draw various lines, draw patterns and geometric shapes. Also, the child will get acquainted with the flowers, their names in English, will be able to color various funny pictures right on the pages of the notebook. Coloring pages combine both entertaining and certain developmental functions: the development of fine motor skills of hands, writing and drawing skills, imagination, attention, the child learns to distinguish colors. The kid will get acquainted with the English alphabet, learn to write letters and will perform various game tasks to consolidate the material covered. The workbook is designed for preschoolers and elementary school students starting to learn English.

English spelling with letters, letter combinations, endings, prepositions, pronouns, irregular verbs, sentences and phrases. For learning to write by hand in English. All entries must be downloaded and printed.

• Recipe alphabet

  Copybooks in English 8 sheets, A4, uppercase and lowercase letters of the English alphabet. Recipe for beginners, it contains only letters, uppercase and lowercase, three letters at the beginning of each line you need to circle the rest to write yourself. You need to start learning to write by hand with her. Download

• Spelling, letters and two-letter combinations

  English copybook 22 sheets, A4, for teaching the correct spelling of letters and letter combinations in English. For beginners. Uppercase, lowercase and two-letter combinations. Download

• Alphabet on A4

  Recipe on a separate sheet of A4. Lowercase and uppercase letters of the English alphabet. These recipes are suitable for group or class activities. Download

• Scheme on A4

  A detailed diagram with arrows on how to write the written letters of the English alphabet. For printing on a standard A4 sheet, in pdf format. On one sheet of all letters, lowercase and uppercase. Download

• Recipe:

Different recipes

• Copybooks in English 27 sheets in the form of a notebook, pdf format, lowercase and uppercase written letters, in the line the first letter with arrows showing how to write, the second letter must be circled, the rest of the letters must be written by yourself. Each copybook sheet is divided into two parts: lowercase and uppercase letters. Download

• Uppercase and lowercase letters

  Copybooks in English 27 sheets, pdf format, each page has one letter, half the page is lowercase, the other half of the page is capital, at the beginning of each line there is an example, there are no letters that need to be circled, on top there is a detailed diagram of how to write each letter by hand. Download

• Uppercase and lowercase letters

  Writing in English, written letters, one letter per page, the upper half is capital, the lower half is lowercase, a copy for those who already know how to write, without diagrams and letters that need to be circled. Download

• Recipe on A4

  Copybooks on separate sheets of A4 format. This recipe is for beginners, for those who are just learning to write by hand in English. On each sheet, one letter is lowercase or uppercase, the first letter is a diagram and five letters must be circled.

The first thing to learn for someone who dreams of mastering English is, of course, the English alphabet. We'll talk about him. Since there is a lot of information, I have divided it into sections.

Letters of the English alphabet.

The modern English alphabet has 26 letters (in English, letters are called letters or characters - chars for short). Each letter can be uppercase (uppercase / large) and lowercase (lowercase / small). Latin letters became the basis for the English alphabet.

The exact shape of the printed letters depends on the font.

Lettering of the English alphabet.

I highlighted the vowels in red and the consonants in blue.

The sound of the letters of the English alphabet is different in different versions. So the last letter Z in the English pronunciation sounds [zed] /, and in the American - [zi] /. The British pronounce "zed" because the letter is derived from the Greek letter "Zeta", which passed into Old French as "zede", from where it migrated to the English alphabet in the 15th century as "zed".

Americans pronounce the letter “z” as by analogy with the names of other letters: B, C, D, etc. The first American pronunciation of the letter “z” was recorded in Lye's New Spelling Book in 1677. This decision was long disputed, but was fully accepted in 1827 after Webster's publications.

Today, most of those who study the English alphabet also call this letter. Most likely, this trend is explained by the fact that in most songs about the alphabet it is sung precisely, since it is easier to choose a rhyme for this pronunciation.

• — Now I know my A-B-Cs

• — Next time won't you sing with me?

But the British are not far behind, and today the end of the song is also common

• Sugar on your bread. Eat it all up before you are dead.

English humor, right?

English alphabet uppercase letters.

Pay attention to the new trend of writing a capital letter A. Today it is customary to write it the same way as a small letter, although earlier it was written similar to the Russian capital A. Here is a variant of the old spelling.

It is worth saying that among those who study the English alphabet in other countries, few people use capital letters. This trend is also observed in countries where English is native. Look at two handwritten texts. In the first version, ordinary letters are used for writing, connected in a letter in a way that is convenient for the writer. In the second version, capital letters of the English alphabet are used, of course, with handwriting features.

And here is what a calligraphically verified version of handwritten English looks like. The written English alphabet looks exquisite.

And so write English doctors. Reminds me of something, doesn't it?

Prescriptions of the English alphabet.

I offer you a set of prescriptions for the English alphabet. Click to enlarge.

English alphabet in words.

English alphabet with transcription and pronunciation

Vowels of the English alphabet.

There are 6 vowels in the English alphabet. Do not take to say “vowels of the English alphabet”. A letter is a form of sound. A vowel or consonant, as well as voiced, hard, soft, hissing, etc., can only be a sound. OK, let's move on to the letters of the English alphabet, which convey a vowel sound. These are A, E, I, O, Y, U - a total of 6. Each letter can express several sounds.

• [ı:] - long and;
• [ı] - short and;
• [ɜ:] – wide e;
• [ıə] - ie;
• [α:] - long
• [e] - short E

• [əυ] - eu;
• [ɒ] – short o;
• - long y;
• [ʌ] - short a;
• [ᴐ:] – long o.

• - yu;
• [ʌ] - short a;
• [u] - short y.

This is how the vowels of the English alphabet are read. Let's move on to consonants.

Consonants of the English alphabet.

There are 20 consonants in the English alphabet.

History of the English alphabet.

The evolution of the English alphabet is evident over the last 1500 years. Although the modern English alphabet contains 26 letters, there used to be more.

After the 6th century, when Christian monks began to transliterate Anglo-Saxon using Latin characters, they encountered some difficulties. Anglo-Saxon contained several sounds that could not be written in Latin. Therefore, the monks borrowed three old runes: ð (interdental voiced z), þ (interdental voiceless s), and Ƿ (winn, analogous to modern W). The presence of these runes, ligatures (combinations of letters) æ and œ, as well as the absence of J and Y is one of the characteristic features of the Anglo-Saxon alphabet. Look at the Beowulf manuscript.

Under the influence of Norman writing, the runic character of the English alphabet gradually faded away and the letters ð, þ and Ƿ soon disappeared. Instead of Ƿ, they began to use the double V -> VV, which gradually became an independent letter W as a result of the use of printing presses.

How did Y and J join the English alphabet? Y and U are derived from V, as a result of the differentiation of consonants and vowels. J is derived from I.

With characteristic ingenuity, Benjamin Franklin tried to improve the English alphabet. He suggested removing c, j, q, w, x, and y as they could be replaced by other letters. He also suggested adding six letters of his own invention. But Franklin's alphabet didn't catch on.

Today, the most common letters of the English alphabet are e, t, a, o. The rarest are x, q, z.