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The letter H makes a soft, breathy sound at the beginning of words like hat and home. H is unique because it’s often silent in words borrowed from French, like hour and honest. It also teams up with other letters to make digraphs like sh, ch, th, and wh.

H Sight Words – Dolch List

Pre-KKindergarten1st Grade2nd Grade3rd GradeNouns
help have
he
here		 had
has
her
him
his
how		 hold
hot
hurt		 — hand
head
hill
home
horse
house
Pre-K
help
Kindergarten
have, he, here
1st Grade
had, has, her, him, his, how
2nd Grade
hold, hot, hurt
3rd Grade
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Nouns
hand, head, hill, home, horse, house

H Sight Words – Fry List

First 100Second 100Third 100Fourth 100Fifth 100
had
has
have
he
her
him
his
how		 hand
head
help
here
high
home
house		 hard
heard
however
hundred		 half
happened
hear
heart
heavy
held
hold
horse
hot
hours		 happen
heat
human
hundred
First 100
had, has, have, he, her, him, his, how
Second 100
hand, head, help, here, high, home, house
Third 100
hard, heard, however, hundred
Fourth 100
half, happened, hear, heart, heavy, held, hold, horse, hot, hours
Fifth 100
happen, heat, human, hundred

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CVC Words with H

These CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words feature H as the beginning sound, organized by vowel pattern.

Short A words
had ham has hat hack half hand hang
Short E words
help held hem hen heck hell
Short I words
hid hill him hip his hit hint hiss
Short O words
hob hog hop hot honk
Short U words
hub huff hug hum hump hung hunt hush hut

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CVCe Words with H (Magic E)

These long vowel words feature H as the beginning consonant, with a silent E making the vowel say its name.

Long A words
hale haste hate have haze
Long I words
hide hike hire hive
Long O words
hole home hope hose
Long U words
huge

H Digraphs

H combines with other consonants to make special sounds called digraphs. These two-letter combinations make a single new sound.

SH words
shade shake shall shame shape share shark sharp she shed sheep sheet shelf shell shift shine ship shirt shock shoe shook shop shore short shot should shout show shut
TH words
than thank that the their them then there these they thick thief thin thing think third this thorn those though thought three threw throat throne through throw thumb thunder
WH words
whale what wheat wheel when where which while whine whip whisker whisper white who whole whom whose why
CH words
beach bench branch bunch catch coach couch each fetch hatch itch latch lunch march match much patch peach pitch pouch punch ranch reach rich search sketch stretch such switch teach touch watch which witch
PH words (f sound)
phone photo phrase dolphin elephant graph nephew orphan phantom pharmacy trophy

H Words by Grade Level

Pre-K & Kindergarten

Ages 3-6
Sight Words: help, have, he, here
CVC Words: had, ham, has, hat, hen, hid, him, hip, his, hit, hog, hop, hot, hub, hug, hum, hut
First Nouns: hand, hat, head, heart, hen, hill, home, horse, house

1st & 2nd Grade

Ages 6-8
Sight Words: had, has, her, him, his, how, hold, hot, hurt, hand, head, help, here, high, home, house
CVCe Words: hate, haze, hide, hike, hive, hole, home, hope, hose, huge
Digraphs: she, shed, ship, shop, shot, show, shut, the, them, then, this, that, what, when, where, which, who, why
Vocabulary: habitat, homophone, healthy, history, honest — See all 2nd Grade Vocabulary →

3rd Grade

Ages 8-9
Sight Words: hard, heard, however, hundred
Advanced Digraphs: shade, shake, shame, shape, share, shark, sharp, sheep, sheet, shelf, shell, shift, shine, shirt, shock, shore, short, shout, than, thank, their, there, these, they, thick, thief, thin, thing, think, third, thorn, those, though, thought, three, threw, throat, throne, through, throw, thumb, thunder, whale, wheat, wheel, while, whine, whip, whisper, white, whole, whom, whose
Vocabulary: habitat, hyperbole, harmony, herd, humble — See all 3rd Grade Vocabulary →

4th Grade

Ages 9-10
Sight Words: half, happened, hear, heart, heavy, held, hold, horse, hot, hours
Vocabulary: hesitate, historical fiction, homograph, homophone, hypothesis, heritage — See all 4th Grade Vocabulary →

5th Grade

Ages 10-11
Sight Words: happen, heat, human, hundred
PH Words: phone, photo, phrase, dolphin, elephant, graph, nephew, orphan, phantom, pharmacy, trophy
Vocabulary: hydrosphere, hierarchy, hemisphere, humanitarian — See all 5th Grade Vocabulary →