Letters and Their Sounds: n-z

🎯 What You'll Learn

You will learn the sounds that the last 13 letters of the alphabet make (n through z).

🌟 Let's Start

Great work learning the sounds for a through m! Now let us complete the alphabet and learn the sounds for n through z. After this, you will know the sound for every letter!

📚 New Concept

Here are the sounds for n to z:

• n — /n/ as in nose, net
• o — /o/ as in orange, ox
• p — /p/ as in pen, pot
• q — /kw/ as in queen (q almost always comes with u)
• r — /r/ as in rain, red
• s — /s/ as in sun, sat
• t — /t/ as in top, ten
• u — /u/ as in up, umbrella
• v — /v/ as in van, vest
• w — /w/ as in wet, water
• x — /ks/ as in box, fox (usually at the end of words)
• y — /y/ as in yam, yes
• z — /z/ as in zoo, zip

Now you know all 26 letter sounds! You can start to read words by sounding out each letter.

🎮 Let's Practice

1. What sound does the letter r make? Name a word that starts with that sound.
2. What sound does the letter w make? Name a word that starts with that sound.
3. The word van starts with which letter?

Click to see answers

1. The letter r makes the /r/ sound. Example word: rain, red, or rice.
2. The letter w makes the /w/ sound. Example word: water, walk, or window.
3. The word van starts with the letter v.

💡 Remember

Now you know the sound for every letter from a to z! This is the foundation for reading. Each letter is a code for a sound, and words are built from these codes.