Alphabet

An alphabet is a set of letters or symbols that we use to represent the basic speech sounds of a language in writing.

The English alphabet has 26 letters, starting with A and ending with Z.

Each letter has an uppercase (capital letter) and a lowercase (small letter) form.

Alphabet (upper case)	Lower case	Example
		Apple
		Ball
		Cat
		Dog
		Elephant
		Fish
		Grapes
		Hen
		Ice-cream
		Jug
		Kite
		Lion
		Monkey
		Nest
		Orange
		Peacock
		Queen
		Rose
		Swan
		Telephone
		Umbrella
		Van
		Watch
		Xylophone
		Yacht
		Zebra

Vowels and Consonants:

• There are 5 vowel letters in English: a, e, i, o, u
• There are 21 consonant letters: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z.

Interesting facts about Alphabets:

• The English Alphabet is based on the Latin script.
• It is the basic set of letters common to the various alphabets originating from the classical Latin alphabet.
• The Old English alphabet letters were 29.