Spell the Word
Gato (cat)
ge mayúscula-a-te-o
ene-u-e-ve-e
nueve - 9
l
ele, eme
L, M
p
oh (O)
¿Cuántas letras hay en el alfabeto español? (hoy)
Say your answer in Spanish.
Hay VEINTISIETE letras.
(27)
Perro (dog)
pe mayúscula-e-erre-o
o-ce-hache-o
ocho - 8
j
jota ka
J K
z
i griega (Y)
What are the 3 letters that were removed from the Spanish alphabet?
ch, ll, rr
(che, elle, erre)
Sopa (soup)
ese mayúscula-o-pe-a
cu-u-i-ene-ce-e
quince - 15
g
ge, hache
G H
s
ere (R)
¿Cómo se escribe...?
How do you begin your answer in Spanish?
Se escribe...
Regla (ruler)
ere mayúscula-e-ge-ele-a
ve-e-i-ene-te-i-ce-i-ene-ce-o
veinticinco - 25
y
i griega, zeta
Y Z
x
doble ve (W)
WHY were those 3 extra letters removed?
As the alphabet is used for spelling, those 4 letters already exist - c,h,l,r - so they can just spell them as is: c, h l, l and r, r
Café (coffee)
ce mayúscula-a-efe-e tilde
de-i-e-ce-i-ese-e-i-tilde-ese
hache, i
H I
o
eñe (Ñ)
WHY were the three extra letters even IN the alphabet in the first place?
The 3 letters ch, ll, and rr were in the Spanish alphabet as a reminder that those letters produced a completely different sound THAN WHEN they were separated/individual.