2.18: The Consonant Sounds [h] and [th]
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Usually [h] is spelled <h>, and sometimes <wh>. The sound [th] is always spelled <th>.
Examples
You can hear the sound [h] at the beginning of help.
You can hear the sound [th] at the beginning of thing.
Review
- Underline the letters that spell [h] in the following words.
\begin{align*}
& \text{who} && \text{anyhow} && \text{have} && \text{whom}\\
& \text{behind} && \text{whole} && \text{helicopter} && \text{height}\\
& \text{ahead} && \text{perhaps} && \text{whose} && \text{heard}
\end{align*} - The sound [h] is spelled ___________ in eight of the words.
- It is spelled _________________ in four of the words.
- Sort the words into these two groups:
Words with [h] spelled... <h> <wh> - Two ways to spell [h] are ___________ and __________.
- Underline the letters in the words below that spell [th]. Be careful! Some of the words do not contain [th] — and so in these words you should not underline any letters:
\begin{align*}
& \text{something} && \text{earth} && \text{thirty} && \text{through}\\
& \text{thank} && \text{lighthouse} && \text{breath} && \text{thin}\\
& \text{light} && \text{thought} && \text{church} && \text{fifth}\\
& \text{short} && \text{often} && \text{white} && \text{hothead}
\end{align*} - Sort the words into these groups:
Words with... [th] no [th] - The two words with <th> but not [th] are ____________ and ___________.
- How many ways did you find to spell [th]? _____________
- The sound [th] is always spelled ___________.
- Show Answer
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- \begin{align*}
& w\underline{h}o && any\underline{h}ow && \underline{h}ave && w\underline{h}om \\
& be\underline{h}ind && w\underline{h}ole && \underline{h}elicopter && \underline{h}eig\underline{h}t \\
& a\underline{h}ead && per\underline{h}aps && w\underline{h}ose && \underline{h}eard
\end{align*} - The sound [h] is spelled <h> in eight of the words.
- It is spelled <wh> in four of the words.
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Words with [h] spelled ... <h> <wh> behind have who ahead helicopter whole anyhow height whose perhaps heard whom - Two ways to spell [h] are <h> and <wh>.
- \begin{align*}
& some\underline{th}ing && ear\underline{th} && \underline{th}irty && \underline{th}rough \\
& \underline{th}ank && ligh\underline{th}ouse && brea\underline{th} && \underline{th}in \\
& light && \underline{th}ought && church && fif\underline{th} \\
& short && often && white && ho\underline{th}ead
\end{align*} -
Words with [th]: Words with no [th]: something light thank short earth might thought often thirty high through church thin where without hothead - The two words with <th> but not [th] are lighthouse and hothead.
- How many ways did you find to spell [th]? One
- The sound [th] is always spelled <th>
- \begin{align*}
Explore More
Word Pyramids. The following Pyramids consist of words that contain the sound [h] spelled <h>:
- Show Answer
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