With respect to Modern English, Old English did not include J, U, and W.The Old English alphabet was recorded in the year 1011 by a monk named Byrhtferð and included the 24 letters of the Latin alphabet (including ampersand) and 5 additional English letters: Long S (ſ), Eth (Ð and ð), Thorn (þ), Wynn (ƿ) and Ash (ᚫ later Æ and æ).The Old English alphabet letters were 29: A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V X Y Z & ⁊ Ƿ Þ Ð Æ.The English Alphabet is based on the Latin script, which is the basic set of letters common to the various alphabets originating from the classical Latin alphabet.Getting creative with these letters makes it fun for little learners and preschoolers to understand and learn the alphabet. Laminate and use as reusable write and wipe worksheets. Print at a smaller size and create alphabet mini books. Help kids learn with upper and lowercase letter matching. Until fairly recently (until 1835), the 27th letter of the alphabet (right after 'z') was the ampersand (&). Printable letter stencils for craft projects.Two letters, “A” and “I,” also constitute words.These are not considered separate letters of the alphabet. Written English includes the digraphs: ch ci ck gh ng ph qu rh sc sh th ti wh wr zh. 23 letters (A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V X Y Z) are the first 23 letters of the 29 original Old English Alphabet. The remaining 21 letters are consonants: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, X, Z, and usually W and Y.Five of the letters in the English Alphabet are vowels: A, E, I, O, U.
