English Alphabet

The English Alphabet has 26 letters. In alphabetical order, they are:

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Five of the letters are "vowels". Twenty-one are "consonants":

5 vowels

a

e

i

o

u

21 consonants

b

c

d

f

g

h

j

k

l

m

n

p

q

r

s

t

v

w

x

y

z

Each letter may be written as a "large letter" (capital) or "small letter".

Capital letter	Small letter
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

Modern English alphabet