You might remember this one from when you were a kid.
But either way, get ready to have it drilled into your head because Pre-K-ers around the country are learning it now!
My daughter came home singing something called “Every Letter Makes a Sound” recently, so I had to look it up and find out where it came from (plus I wanted to be sure I had all the lyrics right so I could sing along).
This is a little tune from the LeapFrog Letter Factory video that helps kids learn the alphabet (and how to pronounce the sound each letter makes).
Let’s check it out!
Every letter Makes A Sound Lyrics (“Double” version)
There seems to be two versions of this song floating around.
There’s a “single” version where each letter sound lyric is sung only once, and a “double” version where each sound is repeated twice.
The double version seems to be a little more common, so here’s how it goes:
The A says “Ah”
The A says “Ah”
Every letter makes a sound
The A says “Ah”
The B says “Buh”
The B says “Buh”
Every letter makes a sound
The B says “Buh”
The C says “Kuh”
The C says “Kuh”
Every letter makes a sound
The C says “Kuh”
It goes on like this for a while without too many surprises!
But in case you need a refresher:
The D says “Duh”
The D says “Duh”
Every letter makes a sound
The D says “Duh”
The E says “Eh”
The E says “Eh
Every letter makes a sound
The E says “Eh”
The F says “Ffff”
The F says “Ffff”
Every letter makes a sound
The F says “Ffff
The G says “Guh”
The G says “Guh”
Every letter makes a sound
The G says “Guh”
The H says “Heh”
The H says “Heh”
Every letter makes a sound
The H says “Heh’
The I says “Ih”
The I says “Ih”
Every letter makes a sound
The I says “Ih”
The J says “Juh”
The J says “Juh”
Every letter makes a sound
The J says “Juh”
The K says “Kuh”
The K says “Kuh”
Every letter makes a sound
The K says “Kuh”
The L says “Ull”
The L says “Ull”
Every letter makes a sound
The L says “Ull”
The M says “Mmm”
The M says “Mmm”
Every letter makes a sound
The M says “Mmm”
About halfway done!
Hang in there, mom and dad.
The N says “Nnn”
The N says “Nnn”
Every letter makes a sound
The N says “Nnn”
The O says “Oh”
The O says “Oh”
Every letter makes a sound
The O says “Oh”
The P says “Puh”
The P says “Puh
Every letter makes a sound
The P says “Puh”
The Q says “Kwuh”
The Q says “Kwuh”
Every letter makes a sound
The Q says “Kwuh”
The R says “Rrr”
The R says “Rrr”
Every letter makes a sound
The R says “Rrr”
The S says “Sss”
The S says “Sss”
Every letter makes a sound
The S says “Sss”
The T says “Tuh”
The T says “Tuh”
Every letter makes a sound
The T says “Tuh”
The U says “Uh”
The U says “Uh’
Every letter makes a sound
The U says “Uh”
The V says “Vvv”
The V says “Vvv”
Every letter makes a sound
The V says “Vvv”
The W says “Wuh”
The W says “Wuh”
Every letter makes a sound
The W says “Wuh”
The X says “Ksss”
The X says “Ksss”
Every letter makes a sound
The X says “Ksss”
The Y says “Yeh”
The Y says “Yeh”
Every letter makes a sound
The Y says “Yeh”
The Z says “Zzz”
The Z says “Zzz”
Every letter makes a sound
The Z says “Zzz”
Technically, the LeapFrog song goes on some interesting little riffs during W and Z (you’ll see in the video below), but I left those out of the lyrics because that’s not how kids are going to be singing it!
The primary purpose of the song is to help kids learn their letter sounds, so better to stick with the basics.
You can hear this version of Every Letter Makes A Sound in the video below:
Every Letter Makes A Sound “Single” Version Lyrics
Here are some alternate lyrics you might want to know!
In this version, there’s a little intro and outro, and each letter sound is only sung once.
Some letters are made from straight lines
And some are curvy and round
But every letter makes a sound!
The A says “Ah”
The B says “Buh”
…
(and so on, repeating each letter sound from above just once)
And those are all the letters in the factory
And that’s it! The end!
Check out this version below:
Wrapping Up
There you have it, all the lyrics you need to know to sing along with “Every Letter Makes A Sound” from the LeapFrog Letter Factory.
I’ll warn you now; this song is viciously long and repetitive, but it does its job!
It’s catchy and a pretty fun way for kids to learn phonics.
Looking to sing along with your kids as they belt out other popular tunes and nursery rhymes? Check out my guides to A Ram Sam Sam, Twinkle Twinkle Traffic Light, and ABCD Dinosaur.
Hope this helps, parents!