win it minute

tower how are

pocket lock it

goddess got us

planet plan it

terror where are

letter let her

 Disappearing /h/
In spoken English, unstressed pronouns beginning with /h/, like he, her and him, usually drop
the /h/ sound after a consonant.

Listen to these sentences:

Give (h)er a dollar.
Is (h)e ready to go?
I told (h)im to call me.

Pronoun Pronunciation
he /i/
his /iz/ or /əz/
him /im/ or /əm/
her /ər/
them /əm/
NOTE: You can drop the /h/ and /th/ in the pronouns he, him, her, his and them when these
words are: unstressed, at the end of a sentence, in the middle of a sentence. Do not reduce these
words if they start a sentence.
He gave me the money.
Give the money to (h)im.
Practice saying these sentences.

1. I like her.
2. Is he here?
3. Was he sleeping?
4. Ask her about it.
5. Look them up.
6. Give her a call.
7. She's crazy about him.
8. Did he or didn't he?
9. Where's his coat?
10. Is he very busy?

Practice
Linking Consonant to Vowel and Disappearing /h/
Student A
/p/
Stop over at 8 / and drop off my books.
Go to sleep early / and wake up at 7.
/t/
She's not at all tired / but it's still early.
We got out of the meeting / at eleven thirty.
/d/
I had a good time / on my weekend off.
Instead of studying, / we rode around in the car.
/k/
After a week of tests, / we took off for Hawaii.
When you back up, / look out for other cars.
/s/
The trip takes an hour / by bus or by car.
The place is familiar, / but the address isn't.
Student B
/z/
When's (h)e coming / and where's (h)e staying?
He's already noticed / that she's absent.
/m/
The problem is / some of (th)em aren't here.
I don't have time off, / so I can't come over.
/n/
He works in an office / on East Avenue.
I ran into a friend / when I was shopping.
/r/
They're announcing the news / in March or April
For information, / please call (h)er on Monday.
/l/
Tomorrow we'll ask (h)im / to tell us about it.
The final exam / was full of difficult questions.