h is a breathed consonant

Place the mouth in position for the vowel fol­lowing the h and expel the breath.

Phonetic Symbol, h

Drill: hah, ha, hee, hoo, hoh, haw

This sound occurs initially and medially:

harm

hack

hair

hay

hen

her

he

hip

hew

hoot

hook

high

hoc

hum

hoist

haul

hot

how

  1. The horse held his head high when he heard the hound's cry.
  2. The humming-bird hurried to the honeysuckle
  3. Hugh hewed the huge hemlock.
  4. Henrietta had hominy and honey for lunch
  5. A heavy harness hung on the high hook.
  6. He has hauled the holly and the hemlock for half a mile
  7. Henry Hudson sailed from Holland in the Half Moon.
  8. The horseman held the hempen rope in his hand as he hurried up the hill.
  9. "Ho there! ye hunters! hie ye hence over the high hills!''

ahoy

behead

upheaval

unhappy

behave

somehow

inherit

behind

inhale

abhor

Behoove

enhance

rehearse

unharness

uphold

prohibit

inhuman

inhabit

unhealthy

neighborhood

unhook

  1. The herdsman heard the hounds and the hunters.
  2. Hilda held to the hammock with both hands.
  3. Hardy hyacinths grow behind the hawthorn hedge.
  4. Harold hunted the house for his hunting hat
  5. Harry Howard's father owns the house in the hollow.
  6. Hiram held the halter and Herman unharnessed the horse.
  7. Helen behaved nicely when Hazel was rehearsing.
  8. Hold the head high and inhale and exhale slowly.
  9. Harvey and Horace hid the hammer in the hunter's hut.
  10. Horses hauled the heavy hay from Hawley to Honesdale.
  11. Herbert bought a hoe, a hatchet, a hinge, and some hooks in the hardware store.
  12. The hucksters huddled together when they heard the horses' hoofs on the hard pavement.
  13. "Hark! hark! Now home and dream till morning. Of the bold, sweet sound of the hunter's horn! the horn! Oh, the sound of all sounds is the hunter's horn."