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Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish Letter Names
Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish Letter Names need only be learned if you need to refer to a Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish character, for example if you want to spell out a word in Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish. The names are very simple to learn: the English letter name followed by the sound of the superscript. Remember, if you see a capitalized vowel as a superscript, that capitalized vowel says its name, not its usual sound. If you just read text using Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish, you probably do not need to learn the Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish letter names.
The Names of the Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish Characters
Every Fonetic English character has a name. The name is the spelling character, then “says”, then the sound character: A says a, A says A, A says ar, A says e.
The spelling character is the ordinary English letter. The sound character is the superscript above the letter. The sound character shows the sound the letter makes when the letter does not make its usual sound. A letter with no sound character makes its usual sound, so the a in and is called A says a.
Each character comes with an example word that uses it.
Capital vowel sound characters say their name. The A over the a in ape is the vowel name A, so the character is called A says A.
Capital consonants in the sound characters make the sound characters easier to see. oW is easier to see than ow, and F is easier to see than f.
- Click on the speaker icon next to the letters to hear the pronunciation
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Fonetic English Letter Names
Fonetic English Letter Names need only be learned if you need to refer to a Fonetic English character, for example if you want to spell out a word in Fonetic English. The names are very simple to learn: the English letter name followed by the sound of the superscript. Remember, if you see a capitalized vowel as a superscript, that capitalized vowel says its name, not its usual sound. If you just read text using Fonetic English, you probably do not need to learn the Fonetic English letter names.
The Names of the Fonetic English Characters
Every Fonetic English character has a name. The name is the spelling character, then “says”, then the sound character: A says a, A says A, A says ar, A says e.
The spelling character is the ordinary English letter. The sound character is the superscript above the letter. The sound character shows the sound the letter makes when the letter does not make its usual sound. A letter with no sound character makes its usual sound, so the a in and is called A says a.
Each character comes with an example word that uses it.
Capital vowel sound characters say their name. The A over the a in ape is the vowel name A, so the character is called A says A.
Capital consonants in the sound characters make the sound characters easier to see. oW is easier to see than ow, and F is easier to see than f.
Click on the speaker icon next to the letters to hear the pronunciation
| Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish letter name | Capital Letter | Small Letter | Example word |
|---|---|---|---|
| A says a | A | a | and |
| A says A | Â | â | âpe |
| A says ar | Æ | æ | pæth |
| A says e | Ä | ä | √än…ý |
