| H | ɛɪtʃ | not hɛɪtʃ |
| Hallowe'en | ˌhæləʊˈiːn | not hollow |
| halt | hɔːlt | |
| handkerchief | ˈhæŋkətʃiːf | |
| handsome | ˈhænsəm | |
| hanging | ˈhæŋɪŋ | no ɡ |
| happiness | ˈhæpɪnɛs | cf. merriness |
| Happisburgh | ˈhɛɪzbrə | |
| happy | ˈhæpiː | |
| herb | hɜːb | initial consonant |
| historic | hɪsˈtɒrɪk | initial consonant |
| honour | ˈɒnə | initial vowel |
| horrid | ˈhɒrɪd | cf. forehead |
| hovercraft | ˈhɒvə |
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| hue | hjuː | cf. you |
| huge | hjuːdʒ | |
| Hull | həl | not ʊl |
| human | ˈhjuːmən | |
| hundred | ˈhəndrəd |
