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H sound words

English H is just a puff of air with the mouth already shaped for the following vowel. Speakers of French, Italian, Spanish and many others drop it, turning heart into art. Hold your palm in front of your mouth: you should feel warm air on every word here.


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The heavy L at the end of full, milk and people. A different sound from the L in the word light.
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Strength, twelfths, sixths: dense consonant runs with no vowel to help. Hear them said cleanly.
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Pin or bin, pat or bat. English P has a puff of air that B does not. Hear the pairs contrasted.
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Giant, judge, general: when G sounds like J. Learn the rule and hear it applied.
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What, where, who, whole: the WH spelling covers three different sounds. Hear which is which.
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Words that must not lose their ending: cold, hand, act, felt. Practise finishing every consonant.
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