How Many Letters are there in the Alphabet???

How Many Letters are there in the Alphabet???

How many Sounds are there in the English Language??

Initial = first

Final = Last

Medial = Anything between FIRST & LAST

FIRST

LAST

The Alphabet is divided into two parts:

Before Half abcdefghijklm Left Hand

After Half nopqrstuvwxyz Right Hand

There are two kinds of letters in the English Alphabet… Vowels

Consonants

vowels

Vowel sounds are always VOICED & our mouths are OPEN

Consonants Consonant sounds can make either a

Voiced

or

Sound

Un-voiced

Consonants Consonant sounds are Blocked by the… Tongue

Teeth

Lips

Syllable

A Syllable is the opening of the mouth a

…and has to have

vowel sound

e

i

o

u

There are two Types of Syllables...

Closed Syllable When a vowel is followed by a consonant, the vowel is “closed” off by the consonant and the vowel makes its short sound.

Open Syllable When a syllable has a vowel in final position, it is “open” and the vowel makes its long sound.