CBSE English Grammar English Grammar – Alphabets and Words (Notes)

ALPHABETS & WORDS

English:- The mixture of language is called English.

English Grammar:- The part of science in which we learn how to read, how to write, how to speak correctly in English is called English Grammar.

Letter:-  A letter is a symbol of sound. OR    Letter is the basic sound that can’t be broken.

Ex:- A, B, C, ………… X, Y and Z

Total number of letters = 26

Alphabet:- The group of letters(A to Z) is called alphabet.

The smallest unit of English language is alphabets and the largest unit of English language is a sentence.

Types of letters:- 

1. Vowels:- A, E, I, O and U are called vowels.(5)
2. Semi Vowels:- The letters W and Y are called semi vowels.(2)
3. Consonant:- The letters except vowels are called consonant.(19) 

Ex:- B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K,………..

Methods of writing the letters (4) – 

(a) Capital Letters

(b) Small Letters 

(c) Cursive Letters 

(d) Printing Letters

Use of Capital Letters:-                   

1. A capital letter is used to begin-First word of a sentence
2. Proper nouns and the adjective formed by proper noun. Ex:- India-Indian, Hindu-Hinduism     
3. Each line of a poem.
4. For all nouns and pronouns that indicate God.
5. We use capital letter to begin the name of special name (proper noun) like days, months, festivals, place etc.
6. To write the pronoun I and word O.
7. For degrees, titles etc. Ex- Master of science, Madam Curie.

Words:- The meaningful group of letters is called words. 

OR                                            

The group of letters that give a complete meaning is called words.     

Ex- Cow, Elephant