Consonant Sound
Voiceless /h/
Sound-Spelling Pattern
The sound /h/...
... is the air coming out
of your mouth
... is always followed by a vowel sound
As you say /h/, your tongue & lips shape the vowel sound that
follows.
| /h/ | Silent h | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| h | at beginning of a word | ||
| silent w | who whom whose | unstressed h | Oprah exhibition Graham linking "him, her" They called They called |
| gh = /g/ | a few words |
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| rh = /r/ | a few words |
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| th = /t/ | |||
| Homophones | Homophones |