3. The alphabet
• 26 letters in the English alphabet
• 20 consonants – the sounds stay the
same
• 1 “y” – has several sounds
• 5 vowels – the sounds change often
4. Vowels – letter names
• A a
• E e
• I I
• O o
• U u and
• sometimes Y y
5. A a
• apple
• among
• at
• alarm
• aware
• a (‘ah’)
• an
• a (‘ay’)
• happy
• major
• station
• bare
• fan
• came
• data
• attraction
11. application ; applicant
• An applicant is a person.
• An application is a form that is completed to ask for
work, or a job.
• An applicant puts in [turns in] an application for a job
[to get work].
• An applicant applies for a job.
• An applicant is a person applying for a job.
• An applicant is a person looking for work.