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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

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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