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  • Hi, guys.

  • My name is F@nny.

  • In this video, I'm going to tell you about the pronunciation of words containing a silent H in English.

  • And these words are very common.

  • A silent 'h' can be found after another consonant.

  • For example, we have the word 'ache', containing 'ch'

  • very common combination.

  • And the sound is a hard 'k' so that the 'h' is actually silent.

  • Sometimes you can find a silent 'h' in the beginning of a word.

  • For example, the word 'hour'.

  • So these are a few examples.

  • There are others.

  • Actually, I have a list of the most common words.

  • So let's get started.

  • Okay, guys.

  • Listen very carefully and don't forget please repeat after me.

  • It's very important that you repeat and practice.

  • Let's get started.

  • ache

  • anchor

  • aghast

  • archeology

  • architect

  • archives

  • chaos

  • character

  • characteristic

  • charisma

  • chemical

  • chemist

  • chemistry

  • chemotherapy

  • chlorine

  • choir

  • cholera

  • chord

  • chorus

  • Christian

  • Christmas

  • chrome

  • echo

  • exhibition

  • exhaust

  • ghost

  • ghastly

  • ghetto

  • ghoul

  • honest

  • honor hour

  • leprechaun

  • loch

  • mechanical

  • melancholy

  • monarch

  • monochrome

  • orchid

  • rhinoceros

  • rhubarb

  • rhyme

  • rhythm

  • scheme

  • school

  • stomach

  • technical

  • technique

  • technology

  • vehicle

  • what

  • wheel

  • when

  • where

  • while

  • which

  • whisper

  • white

  • why

  • Very good, guys.

  • Let's move on to sentences now.

  • Ok, guys.

  • Let's practice pronouncing sentences now.

  • Don't forget the 'h' is silent.

  • Repeat after me.

  • 'There are white ghosts and ghouls.'

  • 'It's a ghastly mechanical vehicle.'

  • 'The honest rhinoceros eat rhubarb.'

  • 'She has honours in chemistry and archeology.'

  • Good, guys.

  • Okay, guys.

  • That's it for the video on the silent 'h'.

  • Please don't hesitate - watch the video again if you need to.

  • And keep practicing.

  • Thank you very much.

  • See you in the next videos.

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