The Letter H Sound
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Videos and songs to help Kindergarten kids learn how to pronounce the letter h.
Learn words that begin or end with h.
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
- Beginning of Words
Examples: hat, hen, hill, hot, house. - 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.
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
- 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
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