Reading: Basic Decoding & Word Recognition: Lesson 1: Recognizing English Alphabet Letters (Uppercase & Lowercase)

Reading: Basic Decoding & Word Recognition

Lesson 1: Recognizing English Alphabet Letters (Uppercase & Lowercase)

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Before You Start

Welcome to your first reading lesson! Today, we will learn the English Alphabet¹. The alphabet is the first step to reading and writing in English.

Each letter⁴ has two forms: a big letter called Uppercase² and a small letter called Lowercase³. Let's learn to recognize them all.

The English Alphabet

Listen and repeat the name of each letter.

Uppercase	Lowercase	Example (Word)
A	a	Apple
B	b	Ball
C	c	Cat
D	d	Donut
E	e	Egg
F	f	Flag
G	g	Girl
H	h	House
I	i	Ice Cream
J	j	Juice
K	k	Key
L	l	Light
M	m	Money
N	n	Note
O	o	Orange
P	p	Pen
Q	q	Question
R	r	Ring
S	s	Sun
T	t	Table
U	u	Umbrella
V	v	Voucher
W	w	Watch
X	x	Box (sound)
Y	y	Yawn
Z	z	Zero

Practice Activities

Quiz 1: Match the Letters

Match the Uppercase letter with its Lowercase letter.

1. B     a. r

2. H     b. n

3. N     c. b

4. R     d. h

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Answers: 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a

Quiz 2: What is the first letter?

1. pets Cat     -> What is the first letter?

Answer: C / c

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2. wb_sunny Sun     -> What is the first letter?

Answer: S / s

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3. apple Apple     -> What is the first letter?

Answer: A / a

Vocabulary Glossary

1. Alphabet (noun)
   ភាសាខ្មែរ: អក្ខរក្រម
   A set of letters used to write a language. ↩ back to text
2. Uppercase (adjective)
   ភាសាខ្មែរ: អក្សរធំ
   The big form of a letter (e.g., A, B, C). ↩ back to text
3. Lowercase (adjective)
   ភាសាខ្មែរ: អក្សរតូច
   The small form of a letter (e.g., a, b, c). ↩ back to text
4. Letter (noun)
   ភាសាខ្មែរ: អក្សរ
   A symbol that represents a sound in writing. ↩ back to text

Homework Task

On a piece of paper, practice writing each letter of the alphabet. Write the uppercase letter and the lowercase letter five times each.

Example: A a A a A a A a A a