/h/
consonant · voiceless
as in hat
How to make the /h/ sound
voiced voiceless
- 1Open the mouth for the following vowel.
- 2Push a light breath of air — like fogging a mirror.
- 3Silent in "hour", "honest", "heir", and inside "exhausted", "vehicle".
⚠ The most common mistake
Dropping it ("appy") or adding it where it is silent ("h-our").
Especially tricky for speakers of: French, Italian, Portuguese.
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Practice words with /h/
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