- Words with intermediate H
- Words that begin with the letters A and B
- Words that start with the letters C and D
- Words that start with the letters E and F
- Words that start with the letters I and M
- Words that start with the letters P and R
- Words that start with the letters S and T
- Words with intermediate H that begin with the letters V and Z
- To consider
- References
The words with intermediate H are those where H is written when there is a gap or a diphthong. Compound words are also written with H where the beginning of the second word is with H.
When between two syllables of a word, the first one ends in a consonant and the one that follows it with a vowel, the letter H is inserted; for example: display, inherent, inhale, longing, exhort.
Another case is when the word has three vowels in a row, where the second and third vowels form a diphthong. Some examples are: pimp, bay, shy away, hollow out, exhausted, marijuana, peanut.
Words with the diphthong “ue” preceded by another vowel are also written with an intermediate H, such as hollow. It is also a rule used in the words save and drown.
There are words that have an intermediate H for which there is no specific spelling rule, for example: yearn, carrot, now, vehemence, pillow, adhesive.
Words with intermediate H
Words that begin with the letters A and B
Adhere: stick or bond in a resistant way. It is also a pronominal verb.
Delve: deepen something.
Hang: take the life of a person by hanging him by the neck.
Hollow out: make an object concave or hollow by removing material from its interior.
Smoked: dark colored object that looks like smoke.
Basil: plant used to flavor foods.
Pimp: person who praises in an exaggerated or interested way to another, in order to please her.
Alcohol: a chemical compound that is used in medicine as an antiseptic; in its form of ethyl alcohol it is used to prepare alcoholic beverages.
Jewelry: object used as an ornament. Made with metal such as gold or silver.
Drowning: causing suffocation or death by suffocation.
Save: save a part of the money that is received.
Fuss: somewhat exaggerated demonstration of some feeling.
Pillow: soft cloth bag filled with a soft material used to support the head.
Longing: intense desire. Vehemence.
Orange blossom : white flower that has a lot of aroma.
Bay: entrance of the sea into a part of the land that forms a wide concavity.
Attic: window that protrudes vertically from a roof and serves to give light.
Owl: nocturnal bird with large head and eyes. They are generally brown in color.
Peddler: peddler.
Words that start with the letters C and D
Peanut: fruit. In some countries it is known as peanuts.
Cohabiting: people who live together in the same house.
Coherent: that is logically related to something else.
Cohesion: close relationship between people and things.
Inhibit: prevent a person from behaving naturally.
Cohort: group of people who accompany or follow others.
Harvest: collect the products of the field or the product of effort or work.
Relief: freedom from a feeling that overwhelms.
Evict: forcing a person to vacate a house or property. Evicted: Person who has no hope of life.
Undo: put a thing as it was at the beginning before it was done.
Disinherit: remove the inheritance.
Defoliate: remove leaves from flowers, notebooks, books, etc.
Words that start with the letters E and F
Exhausted: tired, weak and without strength.
Exhibition: shown to the public.
Exhort: incite an authority or person to act in a certain way.
Reliable: that proves or attests to something.
Words that start with the letters I and M
Inherent: essential in a person or thing and unable to separate from it, since it is part of its nature.
Inhalation: action of inhaling. For example, when you take in air when you breathe you are inhaling.
Marijuana: a drug that is extracted from a herbaceous plant known as cannabis sativa.
Moharracho: person who disguises himself in a ridiculous way to make other people laugh.
Pouting: gesture made with the lips that can show anger.
Mold: a fluffy coating that forms on organic matter and causes it to decompose.
Words that start with the letters P and R
Prehistory: period of history from the origin of man to the appearance of the first written testimonies.
Prohibit: not allow any thing or activity to be done.
Hostage: person who is held against their will.
Shunning: avoiding or avoiding a person or activity because of fear or discomfort towards it.
Retahíla: long series of events or material things, which are mentioned one after the other.
Words that start with the letters S and T
Sabihondo: person who claims to be wise without actually being one.
Sahara: desert of Africa.
Smoke: perfume with aromatic smoke.
Gambler: person who is an expert in games of chance, such as cards and dice.
Truhan: scoundrel, swindler.
Words with intermediate H that begin with the letters V and Z
Vehemence: having impetuous force.
Vehicle: device with or without a motor used to transport people or things.
Dizzy: brief loss of consciousness due to illness.
Vapor : vapor given off by bodies under certain circumstances.
Zaherir: say something to annoy, mistreat or humiliate another person.
Carrot: biannual plant and edible root.
To consider
It should be noted that the H is silent and is not pronounced. The only way it is pronounced is where it is accompanied by the letter C, because it forms the digraph “ch”.
As a result of not knowing the use of the letter H, many spelling errors occur when writing, because it may not be written in the correct place or be excluded from the word.
It should be noted that in learning the rules of spelling, many students have weaknesses as they have reading and writing failures. For this reason, it takes them a little more to appropriate this knowledge.
It is convenient to promote the reading habit in students, as this can improve their written production. In order to write well, you have to read.
Encouraging the search for words that have an intermediate H in books, stories, magazines and in the resources offered by the web, is an easy and fun way to achieve a good learning of how words should be spelled correctly.
References
- Hualde, J. (2005). The Sounds of Spanish. Recovered from books.google.com.
- Spanish experts. (2007). Spelling Rules - H. Recovered from spanishexperts.blogspot.com.
- Spell zone. (2016). Spelling list: Silent h words. Recovered from spellzone.com.
- (2017). Prehistory definition. Retrieved from dictionary.com.
- (2017). Sahara definition. Retrieved from dictionary.com.
- (2017). Vehement definition. Recovered from www.dictionary.com.
- Spanish Booster (sf). Spanish Orthographic Rules. Recovered from spanishbooster.com.