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Minimal Pairs

Minimal Pairs: /h/ vs Ø (no /h/ sound)
- he / e
- heat / eat
- hat / at
- hill / ill
- hop / op

Minimal Pairs: /h/ vs /b/
- he / bee
- heap / beep
- hay / bay
- hug / bug
- hoe / bow

Minimal Pairs: /h/ vs /f/
- harm / farm
- heel / feel
- hat / fat
- hair / fair
- hit / fit

Minimal Pairs: /h/ vs /s/
- heat / seat
- hip / sip
- hat / sat
- hill / sill
- hop / sop

Harry hid his hat behind the house.
Hannah held a hot hamburger in her hand.
How high has the helicopter behind the hill gone?
Hurry! The happy horse has a hitch in his step.
Hey! The hungry hippo hid his honey neah the hut. (Note: "neah" is an old word for "near"—fun for pronunciation!)
Hold the heavy hammer high, henry!
Her huge hat has a hole in the bah! (Playful nonsense word: "bah" = back + h)
Ha! The hotdog hit the hot hood of the car.
Help! The hairy hand hooked the heater behinh me! (Playful: "behinh" = behind + extra h)
Holly hummed a happy hymn halfway home.

Harry's Hot Day

Henry the happy hiker hiked up a huge hill under the hot sun. His hat was hanging loosely, and his hands felt hot and heavy. "How high has this hill grown?" he huffed, wiping his head. Suddenly, he heard a humming noise—a hungry hummingbird hovered near his hip, eyeing his honey sandwich

Hannah's Helpful Hobby

Hannah helped her hamster, Houdini, build a hidden home behind the house. Holding a handful of hay, he happily hopped into his new hut. "Hooray!" hummed Hannah, handing him a hearty handful of honey oats. However, Houdini had a habit of hiding—soon, he vanished into the haystack!

How high can a happy hippo hop?
Harry hugged a hot, hairy hamster.
Hannah hung her hat on the hook.

Hungry Henry had hot ham and honey hush puppies.
How hard did the hammer hit the hinged hatch?
Haunted houses hide horrible hooks and hinges.

Humming Helen held a huge honeycomb high, howling, "H**ow heavenly!"
Hot-headed Hank hitched a homebound horse to a hickory hitch.
Halfway home, the hitchhiker howled, "H**elp! My hotdog hit a hornet!"

Drills for H