A silent letter is a letter with unnamed words but makes a big difference in the meaning and pronunciation of the whole word. There are certain rules that define which letters should be muted, before and after certain letters (the only thing about this is that, like all English rules – there are usually exceptions).
Today we’ll have a look at silent H and how it is pronounced.
Rules for Silent H Pronunciation
Following Rules are formulated for silent – H
Rule 1: the letter H usually remains silent when it is used in a word after W., why, what, weather, where, are few examples.
Rule 2: sometimes the letter H doesn’t remain silent after a word W., consider the words – whose, whosoever, who, whoever, whole are few to explain.
Rule 3: we will find a letter – H remains mute at the beginning of many words (remember to use the article “an” with unvoiced H)., hour, honest, honor, heir.
Rule 4: exceptions: we will observe most of the words beginning with H do not remain silent (remember to use the article “a” with voiced H)., history, hair, happy.
Examples Silent H Words
| Rough | Tough | Neigh |
| Neighbor | Bathroom | Choir |
| Scheme | Chord | Rhyme |
| Where | Why | Rhythm |
| Whose | Bash | Hour |
| Exhaust | Thai | Anchor |
| Stomach | Tech | School |
| Echo | Ghastly | Ghost |
Practice these words and improve your pronounciation. Keep exploring EnglishBix to learn more Silent Consonant Words.