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The Letter G 

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The Letter "G" in the English Alphabet

"G" is the seventh letter of the English alphabet. It is also a consonant.

Consonants are the letters that are produced by stopping the letter from flowing easily.

Uppercase Form

G

Lowercase

g

Name

gee (pronounced /ˈdʒiː/)

Sounds

/ɡ/, /dʒ/, /Ø/

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The Letter G: Sounds

The letter "g" has three sounds.

Sound 1: /ɡ/

"g" generally sounds /ɡ/:

Example

goose /ɡuːs/

gargoyle /ˈɡɑːrɡɔɪl/

game /ɡeɪm/

Sound 2: /dʒ/

The letter "g" only before "i," "e," or "y" sounds /dʒ/:

Example

giant /ˈdʒaɪənt/

ginger /ˈdʒɪndʒər/

geology /dʒiˈɑːlədʒi/

vegetable /ˈvedʒtəbl/

Sound 3: /Ø/

The letter "g" in the combination with "h" can be silent as in:

Example

weigh /weɪ/

light /laɪt/

fight /faɪt/

"g" can also be silent before the letter "n."

Example

foreigner /ˈfɔːrənər/

design /dɪˈzaɪn/

gnat /næt/

Tip!

Loanwords from French having "g" are pronounced /ʒ/:

Example

rouge /ruːʒ/

genre /ˈʒɑːnrə/

beige /beɪʒ/

The Letter G: Multigraphs

Letter "g" can also appear in combinations with other letters (mainly consonants):

gg

"gg" commonly has two sounds:

/ɡ/

/dʒ/

1. "gg" generally sounds /ɡ/:

Example

juggle /ˈdʒʌɡl/

goggle /ˈɡɑːɡl/

jogger /ˈdʒɑːɡər/

2. "gg" also sounds /dʒ/:

Example

exaggerate /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/

suggest /səɡˈdʒest/

gh

"gh" commonly has three sounds:

/ɡ/

/f/

/Ø/

1. "gh" generally sounds /ɡ/:

Example

ghost /ɡoʊst/

yoghurt /ˈjoʊɡərt/

dinghy /ˈdɪŋɡi/

2. "gh" after "u" also sounds /f/:

Example

laugh /læf/

cough /kɔːf/

roughage /ˈrʌfɪdʒ/

3. "gh" is also silent mostly when following "ou:"

Example

drought /draʊt/

although /ɑːlˈðoʊ/

neighbor /ˈneɪbər/

night /naɪt/

ng

"ng" commonly has three sounds:

/ŋ/

/nɡ/

/ndʒ/

1. "ng" sounds /ŋ/:

Example

sing /sɪŋ/

camping /ˈkæmpɪŋ/

boomerang /ˈbuːməræŋ/

king /kɪŋ/

2. "ng" also sounds /nɡ/:

Example

engulf /ɪnˈɡʌlf/

ungainly /ʌnˈɡeɪnli/

3. "ng" sounds /ndʒ/, too:

Example

sponge /spʌndʒ/

angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/

ngue

"ngue" sounds /ŋ/:

Example

tongue /tʌŋ/

meringue /məˈræŋ/

gn

"gn" commonly has two sounds:

/nj/

/ɡn/

1. "gn" sounds /nj/ in loanwords:

Example

champignon /tʃamˈpɪnjən/

lasagna /ləˈzɑːnjə/

2. "gn" also sounds /ɡn/:

Example

signature /ˈsɪɡnətʃər/

agnostic /æɡˈnɑːstɪk/

dg

"dg" sounds /dʒ/:

Example

lodger /ˈlɑːdʒər/

fridge /frɪdʒ/

hedge /hedʒ/

The Letter G: Uses

The letter "G" can be:

An abbreviation of "gram(s)"

An abbreviation of the term "gravitational force" in aerospace

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