The pronunciation of the letter h: How and When to Use in English

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The pronunciation of the letter h

The letter h can be pronounced in different ways.

  • The most common: similar to a light breath or a soft whisper .

Hotel

Happy

Hot

  • More rarely: the letter h is silent. This is generally the case when it follows certain consonants, such as in wh, gh, rh and xh.

Hour  

Honest  

When

Ghost

Exhausting  

Note: in words with wh + o, the h is pronounced (and the w is silent).

Who

Whose

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