NATIONAL JEWISH OUTREACH PROGRAM

800-44-HEBRE(W) Aleph-Bet Chart ©

Tear on Top Mound or Mountain Void or Vacuum Open Box Looks like y Looks like X

y
Sounds like T

Nice ‘N Neat
n c
Sounds like M

Gap
Sounds like V

CHupah
Ball
inside
c
Sounds like B

Half a line or Hole

g Rounded
Silent letters
t Dents in
.1

b
Sounds like N
d j
Sounds like G Sounds like CH
v
Sounds like H
r
Sounds like R
s
Sounds like D

Longest Letter
.2
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Final letter It’s no SIN to be a lefty SHe’s always right Look like big Toes Looks
like L

i
Sounds like N
aa
Sounds like S Sounds like SH
,
Sounds like T
Ashkenazi - sounds like S
Spot has Slipped away
,
Sounds like T
k
Sounds like L
.3

Serve as both letters and vowel helpers Zig Zag Very straight Final letter Slice on Side

u
Sounds like V

Looks like K
h z
Sounds like Y

Final letter
Sounds like Z

Final letter
u
Sounds like V

Base extended
o More
Square

Sounds like M

UCH!!! Dropped it!

x Circle

Sounds like S

Catch the ball

.4

e
Sounds like K
l l
Sounds like K Sounds like CH
c
Sounds like B
f
Sounds like CH
f
Sounds like K
.5

Final letter It’s twisted like a preTZel Looks like the letter y Final letter Featureless Face Profile

.
Sounds like TZ
m g
Sounds like TZ Silent
;
Sounds like F
p
Sounds like F
p
Sounds like P
.6

 x x ux x Ix ¤ x ¦ x § x  x x .7

A as in snake OO as in spoon O as in over E as in tell E as in pea Silent O as in hot O as in hot

Ashkenazi - A as in saw

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