Sounds are the noises we make when we talk. Learning letter sounds helps you read and speak English! First, learn each letter’s sound. Then, you can put sounds together to make words. This makes learning English fun and easy.

In this lesson, we will learn the sounds of all English letters with simple words and pictures.

🎯 Three Things to Speak Well

To speak English clearly, remember these three things:

• Letter sounds – How each letter sounds
• Stress – Which part of the word to say louder
• Music of speech – When your voice goes up and down

Practice these to sound like a native speaker!

1. Letter A Sounds

• Like in cat (a small pet)
• Like in cake (sweet food)
• Like in car (a vehicle)

2. Letter B Sound

• Like in book (something you read)
• Like in boy (a male child)

3. Letter C Sounds

C sounds like “s” before e, i, or y. Otherwise, it sounds like “k”.

• pencil (writing tool) – sounds like “s”
• cat (pet animal) – sounds like “k”
• cold (not warm) – sounds like “k”

4. Letter D Sound

• dog (friendly pet)
• drink (to have water or juice)

5. Letter E Sounds

• Like in pen (writing tool)
• Like in me (you talking about yourself)

6. Letter F Sound

• fish (animal in water)
• fun (something happy and enjoyable)

7. Letter G Sounds

G sounds like “g” or “j”.

• girl (a female child) – sounds like “g”
• engine (makes cars go) – sounds like “j”

8. Letter H Sound

• hat (something you wear on your head)
• happy (feeling good and smiling)

9. Letter I Sounds

• Like in igloo (a house made of ice)
• Like in ice (cold and frozen water)

10. Letter J Sound

• jump (to go up in the air)
• juice (a tasty drink)

11. Letter K Sound

K always sounds like “k”. Sometimes “k” is silent before “n”.

• kite (flies in the sky)
• know (to understand something) – silent k

12. Letter L Sound

• lion (a big wild cat)
• light (makes things bright)

13. Letter M Sound

• moon (shiny in the night sky)
• mom (your mother)

14. Letter N Sound

• nose (on your face for smelling)
• nest (where birds live)

15. Letter O Sounds

• Like in open (not closed)
• Like in orange (a fruit and a color)
• Like in book (something you read)

16. Letter P Sound

• pig (a farm animal)
• pen (for writing)

17. Letter Q Sound

Q always comes with “u” and sounds like “kw”.

• queen (a girl king)
• quick (fast)

18. Letter R Sound

• red (a color like an apple)
• run (to move fast with your legs)

19. Letter S Sounds

• Like in sun (hot and bright in the sky)
• Like in nose (on your face) – sounds like “z”

20. Letter T Sound

• tree (has leaves and grows tall)
• toy (something fun to play with)

21. Letter U Sounds

• Like in up (toward the sky)
• Like in umbrella (keeps you dry in rain)

22. Letter V Sound

• van (a big car for carrying things)
• very (means “a lot”)

23. Letter W Sound

W sounds like “w”. Your lips make a small circle.

• window (in your house to see outside)
• water (what you drink)

24. Letter X Sound

X sounds like “ks”.

• box (a container)
• fox (a clever wild animal)

25. Letter Y Sounds

Y can sound like “y”, “i”, or “ee”.

• yellow (a bright color like the sun)
• baby (a very young child)
• my (something that belongs to me)

26. Letter Z Sound

• zoo (place with many animals)
• zebra (an animal with black and white stripes)

✨ Special Sound Groups

Some letter groups make special sounds:

• sh = “sh” sound → ship (boat on water)
• ch = “ch” sound → chair (you sit on it)
• th (quiet) = “th” sound → think (use your brain)
• th (loud) = “th” sound → this (pointing to something)
• ph = “f” sound → phone (talk to friends)
• tion = “shun” sound → action (something you do)

🎮 Fun Practice Tip!

Play this game with a friend:

• Say a letter sound
• Take turns naming words that start with that sound
• Give yourself a high-five for every word!

The more you practice, the better you get!