Why do you put the word "an" before words with an "h" instead of "a"?

Answer 1

according to the grammar rule, we only put an "an" before words that start with a vowel or words that contain a silent "h."
eg, an elephant, an animal, an hourglass, an honorable person...

not all "h" words are silent. eg, heaven, home, hell, hornet... you would use an "a" in front of these words. eg, a heaven, a home, a hell, a hornet...

not difficult actually, you just have to study, practice, and remember :)

Answer 2

There are only a few words where this applies like an hour, Just because it is too awkward to say a, try it. Generally an is only used before words beginning with a vowel.

Answer 3

When a word with the first letter 'h' is pronounced with the 'h' being silent, then the prefix would be 'an'. (e.g. an hour, an heir, an honor.)
If the 'h' in such a word is not silent, then the prefix would be 'a'. (e.g. a house, a home, a hospital, a hen.)

Answer 4

If the h is silent you would say "an". The word hour is an example. Unless the h is silent you use a.

Answer 5

Don't punish yourself. Think of it like this. The gardening tool a prostitute uses is a ho hoe and it's always better to get the whole hole instead of only half a hole. Accidents happen. :)

Answer 6

For instance

a horn
a hornet
a homing pigeon

an hour
an honest man

Answer 7

You don't, maybe you are sort of confusing it with other language in which the H is mute, but in english you use "a"

Answer 8

you know, "a ha" may be like a laugh.