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Spell the name

Name:Date:

Recognise English letter names when people spell a name.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

spell
To say the letters of a word in order.
letter
One sign of the alphabet, such as A or B.
first name
The name before your family name.

Answer key

  1. GraceG sounds like “jee”, A like “ay” and E like “ee”.
  2. JacobJ sounds like “jay”. Do not confuse it with G (“jee”).
  3. EthanE is “ee” and A is “ay”. Learners often swap them. H is “aitch”.
  4. VivianV is “vee”, with the top teeth on the lip. I sounds like “eye”.
  5. YusufY sounds like “why” and U sounds like “you”.