How many letters are in the alphabet?

26 — The alphabet has 26 letters.

Which of these is a vowel?

e — The vowels are a, e, i, o, u.

cat — Joining the sounds c, a, t makes 'cat'.

Consonants — Letters that are not vowels are consonants.

Chapter 1

Learn the letters of the alphabet and their sounds.

The alphabet has 26 letters, from A to Z.
Letters are grouped into vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and consonants (the rest).
Each letter makes a sound; we join sounds to read words, e.g. c-a-t = cat.

Key idea

The alphabet has 26 letters made of vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and consonants; joining letter sounds makes words.

Remember

Every word has at least one vowel.

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