3rd Class Communications

Phonetic Alphabet

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The Phonetic Alphabet

What is it?

The Phonetic Alphabet is the alphabet, but

instead of using single letters like A, B, C,

we use words which begin with the letter, i.e.

A = Alpha. When speaking on a radio or

telephone, it stops any ambiguity.

AA

ALPHAALPHA

Letter in Morse Code

Letter

Phonetic

Flag A

Letter in semaphore

Key to Slides

AA

ALPHAALPHA

BB

BRAVOBRAVO

CCCHARLIECHARLIE

DDELTADELTA

Spy Test

• You have ONE minute to remember the four letters that you have just learnt

A =

B =

C =

D =

E

ECHOECHO

F

FOXTROTFOXTROT

G

GOLFGOLF

H

HOTELHOTEL

Spy TestYou have just spotted a stolen car and you need to report it but your partner on the other end of the radio can’t hear you properly. Work out the phonetic equivalent for the letters on the number plate

FGA EHD

I

INDIAINDIA

J

JULIETJULIET

K

KILOKILO

L

LIMALIMA

Spy Test

Unscramble the following words to reveal their phonetic terms:

1. Dinai

2. Lijuet

3. Loik

4. mial

M

MIKEMIKE

NNOVEMBERNOVEMBER

O

OSCAROSCAR

P

PAPAPAPA

Spy TestMatch the flags to the letters and work out the phonetic term for each flag:

M

N

O

P

Q

QUEBECQUEBEC

R

ROMEOROMEO

S

SIERRASIERRA

TTANGOTANGO

Spy Test

You have TWO minutes to write down as many of the phonetic words you have learnt today.

Share them with your partner – what did you forget?

U

UNIFORMUNIFORM

V

VICTORVICTOR

W

WHISKYWHISKY

X

X-RAYX-RAY

Y

YANKEEYANKEE

Z

ZULUZULU

Spy TasksSpell out the following words in phonetics

BOOTS,

ORLOP,

BROWN,

PORT

STARBOARD

SEA CADETS

HASTINGS

CHARACTER MORSE CODE TELEPHONY PHONIC (PRONOUNCIATION)

A • − Alfa AL-FAH

B − • • • Bravo BRAH-VOH

C − • − • Charlie CHAR-LEE

D − • • Delta DELL-TAH

E • Echo ECK-OH

F • • − • Foxtrot FOKS-TROT

G − − • Golf GOLF

H • • • • Hotel HOH-TEL

I • • India IN-DEE-AH

J • − − − Juliet JEW-LEE-ETT

K − • − Kilo KEE-LOH

L • − • • Lima LEE-MAH

M − − Mike MIKE

N − • November NO-VEM-BER

O − − − Oscar OSS-CAH

P • − − • Papa PAH-PAH

Q − − • − Quebec KEH-BECK

R • − • Romeo ROE-ME-OH

S • • • Sierra SEE-AIR-RAH

T − Tango TANG-GO

U • • − Uniform YOU-NEE-FORM

V • • • − Victor VIK-TAH

W • − − Whiskey WISS-KEY

X − • • − Xray ECKS-RAY

Y − • − − Yankee YANG-KEY

Z − − • • Zulu ZOO-LOO

1 • − − − − One WUN

2 • • − − − Two TOO

3 • • • − − Three TREE

4 • • • • − Four FOW-ER

5 • • • • • Five FIFE

6 − • • • • Six SIX

7 − − • • • Seven SEVEN

8 − − − • • Eight AIT

9 − − − − • Nine NIN-ER

0 − − − − − Zero ZEE-RO

Spy Tasks

Solve the following clues and spell out the word phonetically

ANY QUESTIONS ?