44 Sounds and only 26 letters

Pronunciation Symbols 

(a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z)

- In The English language there are 44 sounds but 26 letters. 

Letters:
- 5 vowel letters ( a  ,  e  , i   , o  , u )
- 21 consonants  ( b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t v w x y z )

Sounds:
- vowel sounds           12
- diphthong                 8
- consonant sounds    24 
- total sounds in English : 12+ 8+24 = 44


Link:
 http://dictionary.cambridge.org/help/phonetics.html

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