Ready? A, B, C, D,
E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.
Smashed it! Does saying the alphabet in English
make you nervous? No problem. Today I’m going to share some tips and tricks that I use to
help my students say the alphabet correctly. My name’s Anna and this is English Like a Native.
First off, let’s go through all the sounds in alphabetical order. I’m going to show you the
letter and the phonetic transcription for it. If you’d like to know more about the phonetics then
you can check out my videos by clicking on the links in the description below!
Repeat after me. A
A B
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
G G
H H
I I
J J
K
K L
L M
M N
N O
O P
P Q
Q R
R S
S T
T U
U V
V W
W X
X Y
Y Z
Z Now, let’s just say the vowels.
A, E, I, O, U. A, E, I, O, U.
That’s it! Well done! Now let’s practise using some common
words that contain the same sounds. For example.
A. Day. A. B. Bean. B. Like the ones
Jack has in the children’s story! Magic beans. C. Like at the end of the word ‘mercy’.
“I’m beggin’ you for mercy. Why don’t you release me?”
C. Next up, D. Demon. D.
E. Sea. E. “Oh I do like to be beside the
seaside” E.
F. Like at the beginning of the word ‘effort’. F.
G. Like at the beginning of the word ‘genie’. G.
I always liked the genie in Aladdin best. Who’s your favourite genie?
H. Like the middle sound in the name Rachel, ‘aitch’.
I. Eye. This one’s an easy one! I. J. Like the precious stone ‘jade’. J.
K. Okay. K. L.
Elevator. Going up! L. M. Empty.
“How no, my cup is empty. Time to make another tea!” M.
N. Like in the word ‘energy’. N. O. This one’s like ‘phone’. O.
P. This one is exactly the same as the vegetable, ‘pea’.
Q. This letter is also a word ‘queue’. It’s the line that you wait in. The spelling is a bit
difficult, isn’t it? Q. R.
R. This is the sound a pirate makes. “Arr maties.” S. Can you find the S in this mess? S.
T. Oh look! It’s what I’ve filled my cup up with! Tea!
U. We want you! Just like the famous poster!
That’s U! Or also a ewe. V. Like the planet Venus. V.
W. This one doesn’t have a word with the sound in it, but it’s simply two ewes together. W.
X. Daleks always use this letter. “Exterminate. Exterminate.”
Y. Why? The famous three-year-old philosopher’s favourite question. “Why? Why? Why?”
Z. This letter rhymes with ‘bed’. /zed/, but in America they say /ziː/, rhyming with me. Z.
Now let’s test your memory. We will work through those letters again but this time I want you to
say each letter first. I will prompt you and give you a few seconds before giving you the answer.
A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H, I,
J, K,
L, M, N, O,
P, Q, R,
S, T,
U, V, W,
X,
Y,
Z. Well
done. Let’s make it a little bit harder. I’ll show you some letters
not in alphabetical order. You will have a few seconds to say the letter out loud.
D H
S C
A U
K Z
O R
G I
W E
Ok, let’s practise taking dictation. You’re going to need a piece of paper and a pen.
I will say the letter and I want you to write it. Ready?
C G
K M
Q U
W Y
Z
Now, let’s really have some fun. Can you do this eye test? Read aloud the letters from
the top line all the way to the bottom. Pause the video if you need more time.
Now speed test yourself. You might want to pause the video and time yourself
saying the alphabet as quickly as you can. This is just for fun. If you want to share your time,
then please put it in the comments below. Here we go, let me see if I can beat
my personal best. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H..
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O.. Ahh A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O... Huh
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.
And the final challenge, can you say it backwards?
Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S, R, Q, P, O, N, M, L, K, J, I, H, G, F, E, D, C, B, A
Whoo! Fantastic! I really enjoyed my time with you today.
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