A word about the [h] sound

The voiceless consonant [h] has its equivalent in Spanish with various letters ‘gemelas’, ‘gitana’ (initial) ‘Mexico’, (medial) and ‘reloj’ (final).

In English the final [h] sound does not exist, in that way there is no problem with final -s sounds or final past tense regular verb –ED sounds, they do not exist after [h]].

Listen carefully and pronounce these words after your instructor.

INITIAL

 MEDIAL

hate

 behave

hit

inhibit

head

 ahead

handicap

inhale

who

 apprehend

heat

adhere

happy

inherit