Articles and letters h and u-English

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Articles and letters h and u


                     The sound [h]

........................        ......

here head hair
hat home hide
hen hot hungry
happy behind ahead
                                        The 'h' is not heard in a few words:
heir honest honour hour
heiress honestly honourable hourglass
heirloom honesty honourably hourly

                The sound /j/
.....................................

you yellow behaviour
pure yearn yam
senior cure yard
year yield yen
                                              A few examples :
ubiquity unicorn uniform unify
union united university use
unanimous uranium utensil usurper
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                       A / AN
                   Look at the first sound of the next word :
           1.                a book, a house (h is heard), a university ( sound /j/ )
BUT
         2.                     an apple, an hour (h is not pronounced), an ugly duckling (u sound: /ʌ/)

an hourglass an umbrella    an octopus       a rabbit        a horse    a unicycle

                     THE
                              The = [ðə] before consonant sounds: The hare runs fast
                        The = thi  [ði:] before vowels sounds: The (thi) elephant is a big animal


        The (thi) Obama family lives in the White [wait] House

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Dire si dans chaque couple les mots ont la même prononciation   (eel)
hand, and heel, eel hour, our

Dire si dans les mots suivants on entend le son /j/
cure sure uppercut

Dire si l'article défini souligné se prononce 'the' ou 'thi'
What is the use of X-rays? Are the ultrasounds dangerous for unborn children? Prince Charles is the heir to the British throne.

Mettre a ou an
apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Look at Betty! She is really unhappy child.
potato peeler is   useful kitchen utensil.
ufologist is somebody who studies unidentified flying objects (UFO).
I am English secretary. I work in hotel in Layton, Utah city.

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