The Letter H
In this lesson, we will learn about all the sounds of the letter H. It is the eighth letter of the English alphabet.I'm gonna tell you all there is about it.
H is the eighth letter in the English alphabet. It is also a consonant.
Consonants are sounds that are pronounced with restriction in the vocal tract.
Uppercase Form | H |
---|---|
Lowercase | h |
Name | aitch (pronounced /ˈeɪtʃ/) |
Main Sound | /h/ |
The Letter H: Sounds
The letter 'h' has two sounds.
Sound 1: /h/
The letter 'h' sounds /h/:
Sound 2: /∅/
1. 'h' sounds /∅/ when it precedes the letter 'o', so 'ho' sounds /ˈɑ/ in American English, in other words, 'h' is silent ∅:
2. 'ah' also sounds /ɑː/, ‘h’ is silent ∅:
d
cheet
3. 'gh' generally sounds /ɡ/, in other words, 'h' is silent /∅/:
yo
din
This word is also pronounced /ˈdɪŋi/.
4. 'gh' also sounds Ø (no sound, silent) as in:
throu
nei
ni
5. 'h' in 'rh' sounds
The Letter H: Multigraphs
The letter 'h' can be positioned before or after other letters, mainly consonants.
xh
'xh' sounds /gz/:
e
e
e
he
'he' sounds /ɜː/ or /hɜː/ in American English:
Tip
'hi' in the word
ve
ch
'c' in combination with 'h' generally represents /tʃ/:
It also has the /ʃ/ sound in French loanwords:
mousta
'c' combined with 'h' also sounds /k/:
gh
'gh' after 'u' also sounds /f/:
cou
enou
rou
'gh' also sound silent /Ø/ when they follow 'ou':
dr
d
thou
ph
'ph' sounds /f/:
dol
gra
sh
'sh' sounds /ʃ/:
fi
th
'th' sounds /θ/:
mou
tee
'th' can also sound /ð/ if it is followed by the letter 'e':
smoo
'th' also sounds /t/:
wh
'wh' sounds /w/, note that lips are rounded pronouncing this letter.
'wh' also sounds /h/, that means 'w' is silent /∅/:
The Letter H: Uses
The letter 'h' can be:
The abbreviation of hydrogen
The abbreviation of an hour (in prescriptions)
The abbreviation of hours, like
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