H Sound - AHD Symbol /h/
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The sound /h/
To make the sound /h/, keep your tongue free and force air from the throat witha voiceless sound.
hay
hill
hope
huge
hurry
mahogany
Ohio
alcohol
preheat
who
whole
NOTE: When the words he, her, his, him, and has are unstressed, the /h/ sound is often not pronounced.
I don't know where (h)e is.
He gave it to (h)er yesterday.
I haven't seen (h)im.
Does (h)e have any hope?
Hi! What's your hurry?
Howard is hiding in Ohio.
They have a huge hotel at Lake Tahoe.
Her husband brought home a huge mahogany hutch.
The letter h is silent in the following examples.
honor, honest
herb
heir
hour
John
oh, ah
night, fight, might, light, ...
though, through, ..
caught, bought, ...
vehement
exhaust
exhort
exhume
shepherd
what
when
where
shy
khaki
rhythm
thyme
