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Words that have a silent H may include:
Beginning H's - heir, honest, hour, honor (in some pronunciations, hallelujah)
CH words that have a K sound - chameleon, chaotic, chorus, chrome
GH words (G sounded) - aghast, ghastly, ghoul, ghost, gherkin, ghetto
GH words (G silent) - night, right, freight, dough, ought, through, thought, weight, daughter
KH words - khaki
NH words (from Spanish)- piranha
OH words - pharaoh
RH words from Latin - rhinoceros, rhizome, rhodium, rhododendron, rhubarb, rhyme
WH words - whale, what, why
XH words - exhaust (but not exhale)
* in some pronunciations, the VEH words - vehement, vehicle (but not vehicular)
Ending H's - in hurrah, Sarah, Torah |
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