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/h/ Sound - Coggle Diagram
/h/ Sound
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- Variations Across Languages
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Spanish: Not pronounced in most cases (e.g., "hola" sounds like "ola").
French: Often silent (e.g., "hôtel" sounds like "ôtel").
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At the beginning: hat, home, happy, hot, huge
Between vowels: ahead, behave, behind
Silent in some words: hour, honest, heir
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Minimal pairs: hat vs. at, heat vs. eat to highlight the difference.
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- Fun Activities for Practice
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At the beginning: hat, home, happy, hot, huge
Between vowels: ahead, behave, behind
Silent in some words: hour, honest, heir
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Dropping /h/: Some dialects (e.g., Cockney English, some French and Spanish speakers) omit /h/ ("'ello" instead of "hello").
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Confusion with vowels: Some speakers replace /h/ with a glottal stop (e.g., "Hawaii" → "ʔawaii")
- Common Mistakes & Challenges
Dropping /h/: Some speakers (e.g., Cockney English, some French or Spanish speakers) may omit /h/ ("'ello" instead of "hello").
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