CHAPTER 2

SPELLING ALPHABETS

 A = [eɪ] (a-n-d, a-f-t-e-r, a-p-p-l-e)

 B = [biː] (b-a-n-a-n-a, b-a-t-h-r-o-o-m, b-o-y)
 C = [siː] (c-a-r, c-o-a-t, c-o-l-o-u-r)
 D = [diː] (d-o-g, d-r-e-a-m, d-o-l-l-a-r)
 E = [iː] (e-l-e-p-h-a-n-t, e-y-e, e-x-t-r-e-m-e)
 F = [ɛf] (f-i-n-g-e-r, f-o-u-r, f-i-r-e)
 G = [dʒiː] (g-i-r-a-f-f-e, g-i-r-l, g-r-e-e-n)
 H = [eɪtʃ] (h-o-t-e-l, h-a-p-p-y, h-o-l-i-d-a-y)
 I = [aɪ] (i-m-a-g-e, i-s-l-a-n-d, I-n-d-i-a-n-a)
 J = [dʒeɪ] (j-u-n-g-l-e, j-o-l-l-y, J-o-s-e-p-h-i-n-e)
 K = [keɪ] (k-a-n-g-a-r-o-o, k-o-a-l-a, k-a-r-a-t-e)
 L = [ɛl] (l-o-w, l-e-v-e-l, l-i-o-n)
 M = [ɛm] (m-o-t-h-e-r, m-o-m-e-n-t, m-e-s-s)
 N = [ɛn] (n-o, n-i-g-h-t, n-o-o-n)
 O = [oʊ] (o-l-d, o-b-j-e-c-t, o-a-t)
 P = [piː] (p-e-n-g-u-i-n-e, p-i-a-n-o, p-a-c-k-e-t)
 Q = [kjuː] (q-u-i-e-t, Q-u-e-e-n, q-u-o-t-e)
 R = [ɑr] (r-e-d, r-i-g-h-t, r-a-b-b-i-t)
 S = [ɛs] (s-t-r-o-n-g, s-e-v-e-n, s-i-l-v-e-r)
 T = [tiː] (t-e-a, t-h-o-u-s-a-n-d, t-w-o)
 U = [juː] (u-s-e, u-n-f-a-i-r, u-n-d-e-r)
 V = [viː] (v-a-c-a-t-i-o-n, v-e-r-y, v-a-m-p-i-r-e)
 W = [ˈdʌbəl juː] say: double-ju (w-e-s-t, w-o-r-m, w-h-i-t-e)
 X = [ɛks] (X-r-a-y, x-y-l-o-p-h-o-n-e, X-m-a-s)
 Y = [waɪ] (y-a-r-d, y-e-l-l-o-w, y-e-a-h)
 Z = [zɛd] in British English, [ziː] in American English (z-e-r-o, z-e-b-r-a, z-i-l-l-i-o-n)

NUMBERING

Counting Chart: Numbers 1 to 100

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
one two three four five six seven eight nine ten

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
twenty- twenty- twenty- twenty- twenty- twenty- twenty- twenty- twenty-
thirty
one two three four five six seven eight nine

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
thirty- thirty- thirty- thirty- thirty- thirty- thirty- thirty- thirty-
forty
one two three four five six seven eight nine

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
50
forty- forty- forty- forty- forty- forty- forty- forty- forty-
fifty
one two three four five six seven eight nine

51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59
60
fifty- fifty- fifty- fifty- fifty- fifty- fifty- fifty- fifty-
sixty
one two three four five six seven eight nine

61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69
70
sixty- sixty- sixty- sixty- sixty- sixty- sixty- sixty- sixty-
seventy
one two three four five six seven eight nine

71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79
80
seventy- seventy- seventy- seventy- seventy- seventy- seventy- seventy- seventy-
eighty
one two three four five six seven eight nine

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89
90
eighty- eighty- eighty- eighty- eighty- eighty- eighty- eighty- eighty-
ninety
one two three four five six seven eight nine

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
ninety- ninety- ninety- ninety- ninety- ninety- ninety- ninety- ninety- one
one two three four five six seven eight nine hundred

Cardinal   Ordinal

1 One   1st First 12 Twelve   12th Twelfth

2 Two   2nd Second 13 Thirteen   13th Thirteenth

3 Three   3rd Third 14 Fourteen   14th Fourteenth

4 Four   4th Fourth 15 Fifteen   15th Fifteenth

5 Five   5th Fifth 16 Sixteen   16th Sixteenth

6 Six   6th Sixth 17 Seventeen   17th Seventeenth

7 Seven   7th Seventh 18 Eighteen   18th Eighteenth

8 Eight   8th Eighth 19 Nineteen   19th Nineteenth

9 Nine   9th Ninth 20 Twenty   20th Twentieth

10 Ten   10th Tenth Twenty

21   21st Twenty-first
one
11 Eleven   11th Eleventh
 Twenty Twenty-
22   22nd
two second

Twenty
23   23rd Twenty-third
three

Twenty Twenty-
24   24th
four fourth

Twenty
25   25th Twenty-fifth
five

… …   … …

30 Thirty   30th Thirtieth

31 Thirty one   31st Thirty-first

… …   … …

40 Forty   40th Fortieth

50 Fifty   50th Fiftieth

60 Sixty   60th Sixtieth

70 Seventy   70th Seventieth

80 Eighty   80th Eightieth

90 Ninety   90th Ninetieth

One
100   100th Hundredth
hundred

… …   … …

One
1000   1000th Thousandth
thousand