How to read "him"
/h/ · /i/ · /m/ — short i /i/
"him" has three sounds and no surprises. Stretch them together — /h//i//m/ — and speed up until the word appears. That single move is the whole skill of decoding.
h
/h/
i
/i/
m
/m/
Blend "him" step by step
- Say /h/ and hold it.
- Slide straight into /i/ — no pause.
- Close with /m/.
- Repeat faster each time until it sounds like "him".
Words that rhyme with "him"
- dim
- rim
- vim
All of these end in "-im". Once your child reads one, the rest come almost free — only the first sound changes.
Common questions
How many sounds are in "him"?
Three: /h/, /i/, /m/. That is why "him" is called a CVC word — one consonant sound, one vowel sound, one consonant sound.
What vowel sound does "him" have?
The short i /i/ sound, made by the letter i in the middle of the word.
What rhymes with "him"?
dim, rim, vim — they all end in "-im", so only the first sound changes.
Is "him" a good first word to teach?
Yes, if your child already knows the sounds /h/, /i/, /m/. Teach the sounds first, then the blend — never the other way round.
Blend "him" in the game
Blending Bay stretches each sound aloud and rewards a correct blend with a sticker.
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