Silent Letter 'H' | 60 Words | English Pronunciation lesson
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Hi, guys.
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My name is F@nny.
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In this video, I'm going to tell you about
the pronunciation of words containing a silent H in English.
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And these words are very common.
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A silent ‘h’ can be found after another
consonant.
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For example, we have the word ‘ache’,
containing ‘ch’
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very common combination.
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And the sound is a hard ‘k’ so that the
‘h’ is actually silent.
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Sometimes you can find a silent ‘h’ in
the beginning of a word.
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For example, the word ‘hour’.
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So these are a few examples.
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There are others.
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Actually, I have a list of the most common
words.
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So let's get started.
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Okay, guys.
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Listen very carefully and don't forget please
repeat after me.
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It's very important that you repeat and practice.
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Let's get started.
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ache
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anchor
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aghast
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archeology
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architect
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archives
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chaos
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character
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characteristic
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charisma
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chemical
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chemist
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chemistry
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chemotherapy
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chlorine
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choir
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cholera
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chord
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chorus
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Christian
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Christmas
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chrome
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echo
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exhibition
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exhaust
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ghost
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ghastly
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ghetto
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ghoul
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honest
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honor
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leprechaun
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loch
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mechanical
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melancholy
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monarch
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monochrome
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orchid
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rhinoceros
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rhubarb
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rhyme
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rhythm
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scheme
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school
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stomach
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technical
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technique
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technology
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vehicle
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what
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wheel
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when
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where
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while
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which
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whisper
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white
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why
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Very good, guys.
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Let’s move on to sentences now.
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Ok, guys.
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Let’s practice pronouncing sentences now.
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Don’t forget the ‘h’ is silent.
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Repeat after me.
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‘There are white ghosts and ghouls.’
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‘It’s a ghastly mechanical vehicle.’
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‘The honest rhinoceros eat rhubarb.’
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‘She has honours in chemistry and archeology.’
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Good, guys.
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Okay, guys.
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That's it for the video on the silent ‘h’.
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Please don't hesitate - watch the video again
if you need to.
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And keep practicing.
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Thank you very much.
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See you in the next videos.
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