The Sounds of the Alphabet 

Letter

Sound of Letter Name

All sounds of letter

Examples

A, a

ā-ee (long a to long e, also spell "ay")

æ, ā, ah, ā-uh, uh

cat, late, all, and, around

B, b

Bee

buh

bike

C, c

See

kuh, suh

cake, city

D, d

Dee

duh

did

E, e

Ee

eh, ee, silent

bed, free, late

F, f

Ef

fuh

fed

G, g

Jee

guh, juh

glad, large

H, h

ā-ch

huh, silent

hotel, what

I, i

ah-ee

ah-ee, ĭ

light, sit

J, j

Jay

juh

jump

K, k

Kay

kuh

kite

L, l

El

luh, ul

lot, full

M, m

Em

muh

mother

N, n

En

nuh

nest

O, o

ō (oh)

ah, ō, uh, oo, ů

hot, slow, computer, fool, good

P, p

Pee

puh

put

Q, q

Kyoo (kyū)

kwuh

quick

R, r

Ah-r

ruh, ur

race, stir

S, s

Es

suh, zuh

stick, is

T, t

Tee

tuh, duh, N, silent, stopped tuh

table, better, mountain, interview, hot

U, u

Yoo (yū)

uh, yoo, oo,  ů

up, use, flute, full

V, v

Vee

vuh

very

W, w

Dubōyoo

wuh, silent

well, slow

X, x

Eks

ks, zuh

box, xylophone

Y, y

Wah-ee

yuh, ee, ah-ee (i), ĭ

yes, happy, try, cylinder

Z, z

Zee

zuh

zebra