Question

Tasha pronounces the h in the words hour, honest, and heir. Austin pronounces the h in the words holly, hold and hand. Who is pronoucing the words correctly?

Answer 1

the h should be silent

Answer 2

Austin is pronouncing the words correctly, while Tasha is pronouncing them wrongly.

Tasha is pronouncing the 'h' in the words 'hour, honest, and heir,' which should be silent. Austin on the other hand, is pronouncing the 'h' in the words 'holly, hold, and hand,' which is correct. A simple way to figure this out is to sound out the words for yourself.