The Letter H Sound


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Learning the “H” Sound
The “H” sound is represented by the letter H in English. It is a voiceless consonant, meaning it is produced with just the flow of air, and no vocal cord vibration.

Common Words with the “H” Sound

  1. Beginning of Words
    Examples: hat, hen, hill, hot, house.
  2. In the Middle of Words
    Examples: ahead, behave, behind, inhale.

The following diagram shows some examples of words that have the h sound. Scroll down the page for more examples and songs to help you learn how to pronounce words beginning with the h sound.
H sound words
 

Free worksheets to help students practice writing the letter H/h and the Alphabet.
Letter h Worksheet (lower case)
Letter H Worksheet (upper case)
Write Lower Case Letters
Write Upper Case Letters

  1. There are some words where H is silent. For example, hour, heir, honest.
    Learn about the silent H

The Letter H Song
Learn the Letter H and some H words

Letter H sound
How to make the “H” sound?
Learn words that contain the H consonant.

The Letter H Song

Phonics Letter - H
Some words starting with the Letter H - House, Hello, Horse, Heart, Hotel, Hand, Hair, Home, Holiday, Handsome, Hospital, Hundred.

My H Book

Learning the Alphabet Worksheets
A/a B/b C/c D/d
E/e F/f G/g H/h
I/i J/j K/k L/l
M/m N/n O/o P/p
Q/q R/r S/s T/t
U/u V/v W/w X/x
Y/y Z/z a-z A-Z

Learn the sound of the letters

Learning Short Vowels

Short Vowels
Short A Short E Short I
Short O Short U Short Vowels

Learning Long Vowels

Long Vowels
Long A Long E Long I
Long O Long U Y (vowel)
Long Vowels Short & Long Vowels

Compare Short & Long Vowels

Short & Long Vowels
Short & Long A Short & Long E Short & Long I
Short & Long O Short & Long U

Learning Consonants

Consonants
Letter B Hard C Soft C
Letter D Letter F Hard G
Soft G Letter H Letter J
Letter K Letter L Letter M
Letter N Letter P Letter Q
Letter R Letter S Letter T
Letter V Letter W Letter X
Letter Y Letter Z



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