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:

capital letter	Lowercase letter	How to pronounce the name
A	a
B	b
C	c
D	d
E	e
F	f
	g
	h
I	i
J	j
K	k
L	l
M	m
N	n	[ɛn]
O	o	[əʊ]
P	p
Q	q
R	r	[ɑː, ar]
S	s
T	t
U	u
V	v
W	w	[‘dʌbljuː]
X	x
Y	y
Z	z

Pros and cons of capital letters of the English alphabet

pros	Minuses
Perfectly develop motor skills, so they are used in teaching children.	It takes time to learn how to write beautifully.
Increase the speed of writing, as the letters in the word are connected to each other.	Sometimes it is difficult to make out what is written.
With neat handwriting, text in capital letters looks neater.	They are being used less and less.
There are no strict spelling rules, so you can add something of your own.
Having mastered this type of writing, it is easier to understand handwritten sources.
Develop accuracy.

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 samples. 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.

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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.

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.

Recommendations for using the workbook.
Daily classes for 10-15 minutes.
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It is important to pay attention to how the child sits during the lesson, whether he holds a pencil in his hand correctly.
If the child did not cope with the exercise, try to explain the task again, practice with the child, help him.
Conduct classes only in a good mood and with a good health of the child!

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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 if 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 in 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.

	[s] / [c] before vowels i, e, y
	/ [j] before e, i, y
	[h] / [x] simple exhalation
	[ŋ] / [nasal / posterior n] before g and sometimes before k
	/ [kv] combined qu
	[r] - sound, something between r and very hard Russian zh; pronounced without vibration. Often not pronounced at all
	[z] / [z] at the end of a word after a vowel or voiced consonant, sometimes in the middle of a word between 2 vowels
	[w] - a sound similar to [uv]
	/ [gz] before a stressed vowel [z] / [z] - sometimes at the beginning of a word

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.

Here you can download and print English letters in cursive so that the child learns to write them by tracing the letters along the dotted line. After the child learns the English alphabet in words (using our cards), print out these words for him and give him to fill out. Prepare a ballpoint pen that writes clearly enough, but does not smear, so that the child learns to write neatly.

First, let the child begin to trace the printed English letters in cursive (first capital letters, then small ones). After that, you can move on to capital letters in the same order.

Printed English letters in cursive - Capital and small

Download in the attachments at the bottom of the page printed English letters in words (capital and small) and you can start studying. Try to make sure that the child traces the letters neatly, without going beyond the dotted lines and without smearing the paper. Gradually, this will develop in him the correct writing technique, which will be very useful to him at school. After all, now, as you know, teachers reduce the grade for sloppy writing and blots. It is also very important to learn how to draw letters in the right direction (the direction of each letter is indicated on the first letter of each line). The dot that you see already in the dotted letter means the beginning of the letter (that is, from this point you need to start writing the letter).

You can download "Printed Recipes" in the attachments at the bottom of the page

Sheet 1- Capsule English letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I

Sheet 2 J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R

Sheet 3- English cursive block letters S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

And now you can download small English block letters in words:

Sheet 1- Printed small letters

Sheet 2- Printed small letters

Sheet 3- Printed letters - English for kids

English spelling - Uppercase and lowercase

And now you can view and download small and capital English words in cursive for teaching children English writing. Everyone knows how important it is to be able to write correctly and accurately. And most importantly, you need to learn this as early as possible. After all, ugly handwriting is very difficult to correct later. In addition, sloppy writing can lead to systematic underestimation of grades in school. And this will already cause constant grief in the child, especially if the entire task is completed correctly, and the mark is underestimated only because of blots and slurred letters.

You can print out the recipe data as much as you like, until the child learns to write letters clearly and beautifully, without going beyond the dotted lines. That is, if the child circled all the capital letters, you need to print out these sheets again for him and give him to fill out at the next lesson.

Do not forget to ask the child to say aloud the letter that he begins to write in each line.

You can download Uppercase English letters in the attachments at the bottom of the page

Sheet 1- Capital letters - for English writing

Sheet 2- English capital letters

Sheet 3- Upper case letters - for kids

And now you can also look at small caps English letters:

Sheet 1 - Capital letters of the English alphabet - a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h

Sheet 2- Uppercase small English letters - i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q

Sheet 3- Writing small English letters - r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z