How do you pronounce what?
Is the H silent in WH words?
The short and simple answer is to pronounce the word as what, with no h sound. It certainly isn’t wrong to add the h’s into the wh words, but it is definitely a less common pronunciation. If you want to learn more about the w sound in general, the new free w sound lesson is complete, and is up on Pronuncian.
How do you pronounce British accent?
Words that are pronounced differently in the UK and in the US
| Word | UK pronunciation | US pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Often | OF-uhn | OF-tuhn |
| Herb | hERB | HURB |
| Privacy | PRIV-uh-see | PRAI-vuh-see |
| Neither | NIGH-thuh | NEE-thuh |
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Jan 26, 2021