The English Alphabet

The alphabet | Vowels | Consonants | The rhyming alphabet
The phonetic alphabet | Common symbols | Capitalisation

The alphabet A-Z
A a 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

Vowels
A E I O U


Consonants
B C D F G H J K
L M N P Q R S T
V W X Y Z


The Rhyming Alphabet
The following letters rhyme with each other:-
ä sound ë sound e sound ï sound yü sound
A B F I O Q R Z
H C L Y U
J D M W
K E N
G S
P X
T
V



The PhoneticAlphabet
When spelling (especiallyover the phone) use the phonetic alphabet to avoid confusion.
A Alpha B Bravo
C Charlie D Delta
E Echo F Foxtrot
G Golf H Hotel
I India J Juliet
K Kilo L Lima
M Mike N November
O Oscar P Papa
Q Quebec R Romeo
S Sierra T Tango
U Uniform V Victor
W Whisky X X-Ray
Y Yankee Z Zulu

Common Symbols

Symbol	Word (common term in brackets)
.	full stop
,	comma
?	question mark
!	exclamation mark
:	colon
;	semi-colon
-	hyphen (dash)
&	ampersand
/	virgule (forward slash)
\	reversed virgule (backward slash)
@	at
#	hash
£	pound symbol
€	euro symbol
$	dollar symbol
'	apostrophe
~	tilde
*	asterisk
´	acute accent
`	grave accent
"	quotation mark
( )	left / right parentheses
[]	left / right square bracket
{}	left / right brace
< >	left / right angle bracket

Capitalisation

When spelling a word for someone it is sometimes necessary to let the person know when letters need to be written in CAPITALS and when they need to be written small. There's a guide to capitalisation here.
"How do you spell UNESCO please?" "Capital U-N-E-S-C-O."
"How do you spell T-Online please?" "Capital T dash capital O small n-l-i-n-e."
"How do you spell 1&1 Profi please?" "The number one then an ampersand another one, followed by capital P small r-o-f-i."