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Written by Maria Fernandez

Unexpected words – /h/

The /h/ sound: Words with an unexpected /h/

English pronunciation course

In this section I bring you some words with a /h/ that is often mispronounced.

Here’s one of them. Press Play to hear it, and click the red arrow to see the phonetic transcription:

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alcohol

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alcohol
/ˈælkəhɒl/

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      • The phonetic alphabet
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      • The /æ/ sound
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      • The /a:/ sound
        • Pre-test your /a:/
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        • Spellings – /a:/
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      • The /e/ sound
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      • The /ɜ:/ sound
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        • Spellings – /ɜ:/
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        • Unexpected words – /ɜ:/
        • Listening drill – /ɜ:/
        • Speaking drill – /ɜ:/
      • The /ɪ/ sound
        • Pre-test your /ɪ/
        • How to produce the /ɪ/
        • Spellings – /ɪ/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /ɪ/
        • Unexpected words – /ɪ/
        • Listening drill – /ɪ/
        • Speaking drill – /ɪ/
      • The /i:/ sound
        • Pre-test your /i:/
        • How to produce the /i:/
        • /i:/ versus /i/
        • Spellings – /i:/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /i:/
        • Unexpected words – /i:/
        • Listening drill – /i:/
        • Speaking drill – /i:/
      • The /ɒ/ sound
        • Pre-test your /ɒ/
        • How to produce the /ɒ/
        • Spellings – /ɒ/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /ɒ/
        • Unexpected words – /ɒ/
        • Listening drill – /ɒ/
        • Speaking drill – /ɒ/
      • The /ɔ:/ sound
        • Pre-test your /ɔ:/
        • How to produce the /ɔ:/
        • Spellings – /ɔ:/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /ɔ:/
        • Unexpected words – /ɔ:/
        • Listening drill – /ɔ:/
        • Speaking drill – /ɔ:/
      • The /ʊ/ sound
        • Pre-test your /ʊ/
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        • Spellings – /ʊ/
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        • Speaking drill – /ʊ/
      • The /u:/ sound
        • Pre-test your /u:/
        • How to produce the /u:/
        • Spellings – /u:/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /u:/
        • Unexpected words – /u:/
        • Listening drill – /u:/
        • Speaking drill – /u:/
      • The /ʌ/ sound
        • Pre-test your /ʌ/
        • How to produce the /ʌ/
        • Spellings – /ʌ/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /ʌ/
        • Unexpected words – /ʌ/
        • Listening drill – /ʌ/
        • Speaking drill – /ʌ/
      • The /ə/ sound
        • Pre-test your /ə/
        • The superscript /ə/
        • How to produce the /ə/
        • Spellings – /ə/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /ə/
        • Unexpected words – /ə/
        • Listening drill – /ə/
        • Speaking drill – /ə/
      • The /aɪ/ sound
        • Pre-test your /aɪ/
        • How to produce the /aɪ/
        • Spellings – /aɪ/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /aɪ/
        • Unexpected words – /aɪ/
        • Listening drill – /aɪ/
        • Speaking drill – /aɪ/
      • The /aʊ/ sound
        • Pre-test your /aʊ/
        • How to produce the /aʊ/
        • Spellings – /aʊ/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /aʊ/
        • Unexpected words – /aʊ/
        • Listening drill – /aʊ/
        • Speaking drill – /aʊ/
      • The /eə/ sound
        • Pre-test your /eə/
        • How to produce the /eə/
        • Spellings – /eə/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /eə/
        • Unexpected words – /eə/
        • Listening drill – /eə/
        • Speaking drill – /eə/
      • The /eɪ/ sound
        • Pre-test your /eɪ/
        • How to produce the /eɪ/
        • Spellings – /eɪ/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /eɪ/
        • Unexpected words – /eɪ/
        • Listening drill – /eɪ/
        • Speaking drill – /eɪ/
      • The /ɪə/ sound
        • Pre-test your /ɪə/
        • How to produce the /ɪə/
        • Spellings – /ɪə/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /ɪə/
        • Unexpected words – /ɪə/
        • Listening drill – /ɪə/
        • Speaking drill – /ɪə/
      • The /ɔɪ/ sound
        • Pre-test your /ɔɪ/
        • How to produce the /ɔɪ/
        • Spellings – /ɔɪ/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /ɔɪ/
        • Unexpected words – /ɔɪ/
        • Listening drill – /ɔɪ/
        • Speaking drill – /ɔɪ/
      • The /əʊ/ sound
        • Pre-test your /əʊ/
        • How to produce the /əʊ/
        • Spellings – /əʊ/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /əʊ/
        • Unexpected words – /əʊ/
        • Listening drill – /əʊ/
        • Speaking drill – /əʊ/
      • The /ʊə/ sound
        • Pre-test your /ʊə/
        • How to produce the /ʊə/
        • Spellings – /ʊə/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /ʊə/
        • Unexpected words – /ʊə/
        • Listening drill – /ʊə/
        • Speaking drill – /ʊə/
      • The /b/ sound
        • Pre-test your /b/
        • How to produce the /b/
        • Spellings – /b/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /b/
        • Unexpected words – /b/
        • Listening drill – /b/
        • Speaking drill – /b/
      • The /d/ sound
        • Pre-test your /d/
        • How to produce the /d/
        • Spellings – /d/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /d/
        • Unexpected words – /d/
        • Listening drill – /d/
        • Speaking drill – /d/
      • The /f/ sound
        • Pre-test your /f/
        • How to produce the /f/
        • Spellings – /f/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /f/
        • Unexpected words – /f/
        • Listening drill – /f/
        • Speaking drill – /f/
      • The /g/ sound
        • Pre-test your /g/
        • How to produce the /g/
        • Spellings – /g/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /g/
        • Unexpected words – /g/
        • Listening drill – /g/
        • Speaking drill – /g/
      • The /h/ sound
        • Pre-test your /h/
        • How to produce the /h/
        • Spellings – /h/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /h/
        • Unexpected words – /h/
        • Listening drill – /h/
        • Speaking drill – /h/
      • The /k/ sound
        • Pre-test your /k/
        • How to produce the /k/
        • Spellings – /k/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /k/
        • Unexpected words – /k/
        • Listening drill – /k/
        • Speaking drill – /k/
      • The light L sound
        • Pre-test your light L
        • How to produce the light L
        • Spellings – light L
        • Mistakes to avoid – light L
        • Unexpected words – light L
        • Listening drill – light L
        • Speaking drill – light L
      • The dark L sound
        • Pre-test your dark L
        • How to produce the dark L
        • Spellings – dark L
        • Mistakes to avoid – dark L
        • Unexpected words – dark L
        • Listening drill – dark L
        • Speaking drill – dark L
      • The /m/ sound
        • Pre-test your /m/
        • How to produce the /m/
        • Spellings – /m/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /m/
        • Unexpected words – /m/
        • Listening drill – /m/
        • Speaking drill – /m/
      • The /n/ sound
        • Pre-test your /n/
        • How to produce the /n/
        • Spellings – /n/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /n/
        • Unexpected words – /n/
        • Listening drill – /n/
        • Speaking drill – /n/
      • The /ŋ/ sound
        • Pre-test your /ŋ/
        • How to produce the /ŋ/
        • Spellings – /ŋ/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /ŋ/
        • Unexpected words – /ŋ/
        • Listening drill – /ŋ/
        • Speaking drill – /ŋ/
      • The /p/ sound
        • Pre-test your /p/
        • How to produce the /p/
        • Spellings – /p/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /p/
        • Unexpected words – /p/
        • Listening drill – /p/
        • Speaking drill – /p/
      • The /r/ sound
        • Pre-test your /r/
        • How to produce the /r/
        • Spellings – /r/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /r/
        • Unexpected words – /r/
        • Listening drill – /r/
        • Speaking drill – /r/
      • The /s/ sound
        • Pre-test your /s/
        • How to produce the /s/
        • Spellings – /s/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /s/
        • Unexpected words – /s/
        • Listening drill – /s/
        • Speaking drill – /s/
      • The /ʃ/ sound
        • Pre-test your /ʃ/
        • How to produce the /ʃ/
        • Spellings – /ʃ/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /ʃ/
        • Unexpected words – /ʃ/
        • Listening drill – /ʃ/
        • Speaking drill – /ʃ/
      • The /ʒ/ sound
        • Pre-test your /ʒ/
        • How to produce the /ʒ/
        • Spellings – /ʒ/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /ʒ/
        • Unexpected words – /ʒ/
        • Listening drill – /ʒ/
        • Speaking drill – /ʒ/
      • The /dʒ/ sound
        • Pre-test your /dʒ/
        • How to produce the /dʒ/
        • Spellings – /dʒ/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /dʒ/
        • Unexpected words – /dʒ/
        • Listening drill – /dʒ/
        • Speaking drill – /dʒ/
      • The /t/ sound
        • Pre-test your /t/
        • How to produce the /t/
        • Spellings – /t/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /t/
        • Unexpected words – /t/
        • Listening drill – /t/
        • Speaking drill – /t/
      • The /tʃ/ sound
        • Pre-test your /tʃ/
        • How to produce the /tʃ/
        • Spellings – /tʃ/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /tʃ/
        • Unexpected words – /tʃ/
        • Listening drill – /tʃ/
        • Speaking drill – /tʃ/
      • The /θ/ sound
        • Pre-test your /θ/
        • How to produce the /θ/
        • Spellings – /θ/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /θ/
        • Unexpected words – /θ/
        • Listening drill – /θ/
        • Speaking drill – /θ/
      • The /ð/ sound
        • Pre-test your /ð/
        • How to produce the /ð/
        • Spellings – /ð/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /ð/
        • Unexpected words – /ð/
        • Listening drill – /ð/
        • Speaking drill – /ð/
      • The /v/ sound
        • Pre-test your /v/
        • How to produce the /v/
        • Spellings – /v/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /v/
        • Unexpected words – /v/
        • Listening drill – /v/
        • Speaking drill – /v/
      • The /w/ sound
        • Pre-test your /w/
        • How to produce the /w/
        • Spellings – /w/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /w/
        • Unexpected words – /w/
        • Listening drill – /w/
        • Speaking drill – /w/
      • The /j/ sound
        • Pre-test your /j/
        • How to produce the /j/
        • Spellings – /j/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /j/
        • Unexpected words – /j/
        • Listening drill – /j/
        • Speaking drill – /j/
      • The /z/ sound
        • Pre-test your /z/
        • How to produce the /z/
        • Spellings – /z/
        • Mistakes to avoid – /z/
        • Unexpected words – /z/
        • Listening drill – /z/
        • Speaking drill – /z/
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