Speaking: Pronunciation A1 - Lesson 1: Sounds of the English Alphabet

Speaking: Pronunciation A1

Sounds of the English Alphabet

Listen to all letter names and sounds here.

What you will learn: By the end of this lesson, you will be able to recognize and say the basic sounds of the 26 letters of the English alphabet.

The English Alphabet (Click 🔊 to hear the sound)

The English alphabet has 26 letters. Click the 🔊 button on each card to hear its common sound. Then, say the example word.

A a

🍎 Apple

ផ្លែប៉ោម

/æ/

B b

⚽ Ball

បាល់

/b/

C c

🐱 Cat

ឆ្មា

/k/

D d

🐶 Dog

ឆ្កែ

/d/

E e

🥚 Egg

ពង / ស៊ុត

/ɛ/

F f

🐟 Fish

ត្រី

/f/

G g

👧 Girl

ក្មេងស្រី

/g/

H h

👒 Hat

មួក

/h/

I i

🍦 Ice cream

ការ៉េម

/aɪ/

J j

🧃 Juice

ទឹកផ្លែឈើ

/dʒ/

K k

🔑 Key

សោ

/k/

L l

🦁 Lion

តោ

/l/

M m

💰 Money

លុយ

/m/

N n

🐦 Nest

សំបុក

/n/

O o

🍊 Orange

ផ្លែក្រូច

/ɒ/

P p

🐷 Pig

ជ្រូក

/p/

Q q

👑 Queen

ម្ចាស់ក្សត្រី

/kw/

R r

🌊 River

ទន្លេ

/r/

S s

☀️ Sun

ព្រះអាទិត្យ

/s/

T t

🪑 Table

តុ

/t/

U u

☂️ Umbrella

ឆ័ត្រ

/ʌ/

V v

🌋 Volcano

ភ្នំភ្លើង

/v/

W w

💧 Water

ទឹក

/w/

X x

📦 Box

ប្រអប់

/ks/

Y y

🪀 Yo-yo

យូយូ

/j/

Z z

🦓 Zebra

សេះបង្កង់

/z/

Key Concepts

Pronunciation Focus: Vowels vs. Consonants

English letters have two groups: vowels and consonants.

Vowels (ស្រៈ): These are open sounds. Your mouth is open when you say them. The main vowels are: A, E, I, O, U.

Consonants (ព្យញ្ជនៈ): For these sounds, your tongue, teeth, or lips block the air. They are all the other letters.

Helpful Tip: Letter Name vs. Letter Sound

Remember, the name of a letter is different from the sound it makes in a word.

• The letter name is H (aitch). The sound is /h/ in the word hat.
• The letter name is W (double-you). The sound is /w/ in the word water.

When you read, you use the sound. When you spell a word, you use the name (Example: How do you spell 'cat'? You say: C-A-T).

Practice Your Sounds 🎯

Activity 1: What's the First Sound?

Say the word, then say the first sound. Click "Show Answer" to check.

1. Pig
   Show Answer

   /p/

2. Sun
   Show Answer

   /s/

3. Table
   Show Answer

   /t/

Activity 2: Listen and Point

Practice with a friend or use the 🔊 buttons above. One person says a letter sound (like /d/, /k/, /f/). The other person points to the correct letter card.

Vocabulary

• Alphabet (Noun) | អក្ខរក្រម
  A set of letters used to write a language.
• Apple (Noun) | ផ្លែប៉ោម
  A hard, round fruit that is red or green.
• Ball (Noun) | បាល់
  A round object used in games and sports.
• Cat (Noun) | ឆ្មា
  A small animal with fur, often kept as a pet.
• Dog (Noun) | ឆ្កែ
  An animal with fur, often kept as a pet.
• River (Noun) | ទន្លេ
  A large, natural flow of water, like the Mekong river.
• Vowel (Noun) | ស្រៈ
  The letters A, E, I, O, U. They make open sounds.
• Consonant (Noun) | ព្យញ្ជនៈ
  All letters that are not vowels.

Your Mission ⭐

This week, look around your home or town.

1. Find 5 things (e.g., moto, door, book, banana, coffee).
2. Say the English word for each thing.
3. Say the first letter name and the first letter sound.

Example: You see a Moto. You say: "Letter M (em), sound /m/."