Here are 4 tips that should help you perfect your pronunciation of ‘whole‘: Break ‘whole‘ down into sounds: [HOHL] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them. Record yourself saying ‘whole‘ in full sentences, then watch yourself and listen.
Is the H silent in huge?
When people do it, they aren’t just randomly or lazily leaving off a sound. This “h“-dropping occurs in a specific environment—only in words that start with a “hyu.” If they drop it in huge, they also drop it in humor, humid, humiliation, humongous, and Hugh.
Do we pronounce the L in world?
Not even a tiny bit, it is completely silent as it is followed by a consonant. The ‘l’ in world is dark because it comes after a vowel sound. Your tongue should raise at the back and the front, it is a very soft sound, not like the clear /l/ you find at the beginning of a word.
