Letter names: F, H and R: How and When to Use in English

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Letter names: F, H and R

Here are some of the letter names we can use to recite the alphabet or tell someone how to spell a word in English:

F  , H  , R 

Exercise 1

Listen to each clip and choose the corresponding letter.

→

→

→

Listen to each clip and choose the corresponding letter.

→ F 1

→ R 2

→ H 3

1 F:

is the letter name we use for F, for example if we are telling someone how to spell feet or flower.

1 H:

The name of the letter H is , but here you heard F .

1 R:

The letter name for R is , but here you heard F .

2 R:

is the name of the letter R, used in run and rose.

2 H:

H is called , but here you heard R .

2 F:

The name of the letter F is , but here you heard R .

3 H:

is how we say the name of the letter H, for example if we are spelling hot or hint out loud.

3 R:

The letter name for R is , but here you heard H .

3 F:

The name of the letter F is , but here you heard H .

Exercise 2

Listen to each clip and choose the corresponding letter.

→

→

→

Listen to each clip and choose the corresponding letter.

→ H 1

→ F 2

→ R 3

1 H:

is the letter name for H, used in words like high and heal.

1 R:

The name of the letter R is , but here you heard H .

1 F:

F is called , but here you heard H .

2 F:

is the name of the letter F, used in fate and free.

2 H:

The name of the letter H is , but here you heard F .

2 R:

The letter name for R is , but here you heard F .

3 R:

is how we say the name of the letter R, for example if we want to spell ring or real out loud.

3 H:

The name of the letter H is , but here you heard R .

3 F:

The name of the letter F is , but here you heard R .

Exercise 3

Listen to each clip and choose the corresponding letter.

→

→

→

Listen to each clip and choose the corresponding letter.

→ R 1

→ H 2

→ F 3

1 R:

is how we say the name of the letter R, for example if we want to spell rain or rope out loud.

1 H:

The name of the letter H is , but here you heard R .

1 F:

The letter name for F is , but here you heard R .

2 H:

is the letter name for H, used in words like hostel and host.

2 R:

The name of the letter R is , but here you heard H .

2 F:

F is called , but here you heard H .

3 F:

is the name of the letter F, used in finger and fall.

3 H:

The name of the letter H is , but here you heard F .

3 R:

The letter name for R is , but here you heard F .

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