ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)Re: The pronunciation of letter ' h ' in some wordshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePronunciationLetterWords/vhzvv/post.htm#370079Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:25:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:370079CalifJim0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePronunciationLetterWords/vhzvv/post.htm#370079http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-370079.xmlInitial h is silent in hour, honor, honest, heir, and herb 1 , and in their compounds (e.g., hourly, honorable ). These are the most important to remember. CJ 1 The h in herb is pronounced in British English.Re: The pronunciation of letter ' h ' in some wordshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePronunciationLetterWords/vhzvv/post.htm#370071Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:25:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:370071Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePronunciationLetterWords/vhzvv/post.htm#370071http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-370071.xmlHi, Conchita57 ! Thank you ! Best regards, SulaRe: The pronunciation of letter ' h ' in some wordshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePronunciationLetterWords/vhzvv/post.htm#370054Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:25:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:370054Conchita572http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePronunciationLetterWords/vhzvv/post.htm#370054http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-370054.xmlYes, the 'h' is pronounced in both words: hypocrisy <img src=The pronunciation of letter ' h ' in some wordshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePronunciationLetterWords/vhzvv/post.htmSun, 26 Apr 2009 03:25:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:369992Anonymous3http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePronunciationLetterWords/vhzvv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-369992.xmlHi! Please, could you help me? I' d like to know if in the words: ' hypocrisy' and ' hypothesis ', the letter 'h' is pronunciated. And how to know when this letter should be pronunciated in a word ? Thanks for helping me, Sula