El alfabeto

Do Now

Answer the following questions:• How many vowels are there in the

English alphabet?• How many consonants are there?• How many total letters?

El alfabeto - Notes

• The Spanish alphabet looks the same as the English alphabet, plus the Ñ ñ

• There are 5 vowels in the Spanish alphabet: -- a, e, i, o, u.• There are 22 consonants in the Spanish

alphabet. • Letters in Spanish are pronounced differently

than in English. Let’s take a look.

a

be

ce

de

e

efe

ge

hache

i

jota

ka

ele

eme

ene

eñe

o

pe

cu

ere

ese

te

u

uve

doble ve / doble u

equis

i griega

zeta

El alfabetoa = ab = bec = cech = che d = dee = ef = efeg = geh = hachei = ij = jotak = kal = elell = ellem = emen = ene

ñ = eñeo = op = peq = cur = ererr = erres = eset = teu = uv = vew = doble vex = equisy = i griegaz = zeta

VOCABULARIO NUEVO

• Los vocales (a, e, i, o, u)• Los consonantes (b, c, d, etc.)• El alfabeto

Practicamos

Let’s spell out each of the following words out loud! Work in groups of four to write out the spelling of each word.

• zorro• Zeta-o-ere-ere-o• casa

• vocal

• español

• Challenge: Spell out your name and the names of those sitting at your table!

Practicamos

Let’s spell out each of the following words out loud!• zorro

zeta– o – ere –ere –o• casa

ce – a – ese – a

• vocal uve – o – ce – a – ele

• español e – ese – pe – a – eñe – o - ele