What words have a silent h?

Answer 1

Words that have a silent H may include:

Beginning H's - heir, honest, hour, honor (in some pronunciations, hallelujah)

CH words that have a K sound - chameleon, chaotic, chorus, chrome

GH words (G sounded) - aghast, ghastly, ghoul, ghost, gherkin, ghetto

GH words (G silent) - night, right, freight, dough, ought, through, thought, weight, daughter

KH words - khaki

NH words (from Spanish)- piranha

OH words - pharaoh

RH words from Latin - rhinoceros, rhizome, rhodium, rhododendron, rhubarb, rhyme

WH words - whale, what, why

XH words - exhaust (but not exhale)

* in some pronunciations, the VEH words - vehement, vehicle (but not vehicular)

Ending H's - in hurrah, Sarah, Torah