[h]

	[ˈhæpi]	happy
	[hu]	who
	[əˈhɛd]	ahead

Things to look out for:

• Very many instances of the letter h do not represent the sound [h]. Instead, they're silent, as in oh or eight, or part of combinations like ch, th, sh.

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