Adult Reading Lessons: Alphabet Letter H

Adult learners use this page to explore the sounds each alphabet letter can make. Using IPA symbols helps prepare learners for using a dictionary. Word drills provide structured reading practice using lists of words grouped by sound and take learners on the next step in their reading journey.

Goal: recognize and name the letter H; learn the sounds, as in: , , .

Also, h can be joined with other consonants to form sounds.

  • It can be silent when used with g as in . In this case it helps make the vowel sound long.
  • It can join with g or p to make a as in or .
  • It can join with c, s, and t to form the new sounds as in , as in , and as in .


Try some word drills: 2, 9, 31.

Try our popup tool for exploring letter combinations: , , , , .



Try these happy H words;

H Words Galore!

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