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There are many silent h words such as herb. Other silent h words include honor, honest, hour, rhyme, and thyme.
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Is herb called erb or herb?
Depends on whether you are calling a person Herb, or maybe planting an (h)erb. The plant, h is silent. The person, h is pronounced. This was how it was done for many centuries. The French started using the H in more modern times, and the uneducated started using it because they didn't know better.
What words can be formed from the letters shape?
words with S H A P E: * pea * hash * ash * peas * he * she * sap * ape * has * phase
What does H mean?
h h h
What is the plant life of Wyoming?
h h h h
What is a prescript 2HCI is the 2 a prescript of is it coefficient?
First of all, it is "HCl" not "HCI" -- in other words the letters H-C-L, and not H-C-I. HCl is hydrochloric acid, and is made of hydrogen atom (H) and a chlorine atom (Cl). There is no such thing as HCI.2HCl means 2 of HCl. it is the coefficient. there is no such thing as prescript, only subscript. so if it were HCl2, then the Cl there would be two in count, with 1 H.
Why is H silent in words honest?
The silent "h" in "honest" is due to the word's etymology from Old French, where the initial "h" was pronounced. Over time, the pronunciation shifted but the spelling remained unchanged.
Why h letter is silent in honesty?
The letter "h" is silent in the word "honesty" because it is a silent letter. In English, there are several words where the letter "h" is silent, and "honesty" is one of them. The silent "h" is a historical remnant from the word's origin in Old French.
What silent letter in honest?
The 'h' is silent as in 'on-ist'
What words ending with a silent h?
heir honor hour honest herbs
Do you use an before an h or a?
You use a. You only use an in front of words that start with the vowels a,e,i,o,u.ANS2:It depends on your dialect. before words with an aspirated "H" you use "a" such as "A hot water faucet". If the "H" is silent the vowel needs to be separated by using "an" as in "Anhour". In some dialects silent "H" is more common.
What is the silent letter in scheme?
e
Is the h silent in homage?
Yes, the h in homage is silent.
What is the silent letter in column?
"Silent letters" are letters found in the spelling of some words in a language ( like English and French ) , but these letters are not pronounced.Examples:* The letter "k" is not pronounced in these words: kneekneelknightknot* The letter "h" is not pronounced in: whalewhatwhitewhy* The letters in bold in the following words are silent letters: listenchalktalkwalk
What are some words that have a silent h?
Right, High, thought, caught, fought, and naught.
What words have a silent h in them?
The words honest (honesty, honestly) and honor(honorable, honorably, honoree, honoring).
Does the word stomach have a silent letter in it?
its the letter H is silent
What are all the words with the silent letter h in it?
Words like light, height, night have a 'h' which isn't pronounced, the letter instead is combined with others to make a sound.
