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G

G = gêe up

Gabón

Gáby cf. bâby - not usually 'Gabby' - probably from the German, where only one 'b' is required

gádfly one word

Gâelic Irish

Gáelic Scottish = Gállic French

gáffe cf. gúff

gág

gâge is an AmE alternative to gâuge

gâit walk = gâte garden

Galápagos - identical Spanish accent may be written

gâle storm = Gâil = Gâle = Gâyle persons = Gâel Gaelic

Gålle Sri Lanka = Gåul France

gállop horse = Gállup poll

gámble money = gámbol frisky

gánder

Gándhi *Gándy, cf. cándy and gh- words

gâol BrE old alternative spelling of, and pronounced the same as jâil

gárage hard initial g; BrE -àzh, -àj, AmE *gəràzh

Gáry hard G, cf. Gérry = Jérry; cf. Hárry, Cãry, Gáby

gàrdener garden = Gàrdiner = Gàrdner persons

gàrgoyle

gàrner gather = Gàrner person; BrE = Ghàna country

gárret = Gárrett

gáses noun = gásses verb

gâte open = gâit walk

gâuge *gâij, AmE can be gâge; cf. grêengage

gåuze

gécko

gêese hard g: plural of goôse

Geîger còunter - hard G

gèisha - hard g

gél *jél, cf. jélly

Géminî Jé-

gêne genetics = Jêan girl = Gêne Eugene; gênes = jêans trousers

genealógical jê-

géneral *jénral

genéric j-

génerous j-

generósity j-

gênes genetics = jêans trousers, cf. Jêan woman (but French man Jean pronounced *Zhà with nasalised à)

geneálogy

genétics

gênìê j-

gênìî j-

genitâlia jé-

gênius j-

Génoa J-

genre *zhónrə

gentêel j-, cf. Géntîle

géntle j-

gênus j-

Géoff = Jéff

Géoffrey = Jéffrey

geográphic jêə-

geógraphy jóg- in rapid speech, cf. geólogy *gê-ólogy

Geŏrge Jŏr-

Gërman J-

germâne relevant = Germâine, Jermâin, etc. persons

gërminate j-

Gérry = Jérry cf. Gáry, hard G

gétaway adjective and noun one word, cf. verb gét awây

gêyser water in BrE = gêezer man, in AmE geŷser

gh- = g-

Ghàna Africa = BrE gàrner gather

Ghanâian cf. Gándhi

ghāstly

ghåt or ghåut

ghërkin

ghétto

ghôst

gíbbet j-

gíbbon hard g

Gídêon hard G, *Gídêyən

gíg hard g, cf. jíg

Gílbert hard G

gíll fish hard g, as also in McGíll person

gíll liquid = Jíll = Gíll = Gíl persons

gímmick rhymes with mímic

gín *jín

giráffe j-

glâcial

glácier or glâcier

glâde

Gládys

glámorise

glámorous

glámour

glêam

glêan

Glóucester *Glóster

glûtinous

glútton

Glŷndebŏurne

gnàrled *nàrld

gnásh teeth = Násh person

gnát insect = Nát person

gnåw chew = BrE nor neither

gnócchì *nyócky

gnôme garden = Nôme Alaska

gô-ahéad noun, adjective hyphenated

gôad

gôalless - sustained l sound

gôat cf. côat

góbbledygoòk

gódsend one word

gŏitre Bre; AmE gŏiter

gôlf cf. gúlf

Gomórrah rhymes with BrE Andórra

góner fatal

gonna going to two schwas: *gənə

goodsélf one word

goôgle verb no capital

goôgly

goòseberry *gùzbry

goôse *goôss

Gorbachev -chóff

gorílla ape = guerílla warfare

gŏurmet *gŏrmây

gòvern

gòvernment - first n silent in rapid speech

Grâeme *Grâyəm = Grâham most common spelling = Grâhame Kenneth

graffìti

grámmar

grammátical grə-

grámophone (not 'grammar phone’)

grándad or gránddad - dd can be extended d sound; as name, G-

gránddaughter *grándåwter

grándchîld

grándeûr *grándûre

Grànd Prìx *gràm-prì

gráphic cf. tráffic

grâte cheese, fire, annoy = grêat important

grâteful

grâve serious, burial = gràve accent

grâvy

grây is AmE for grèy

grâze sheep = grèys grey, cf. gràss

greât big = grâte cheese, fireplace, irritate

grêase oil = Grêece Greek

grêen colour = Grêen, Grêene persons

Gréenwich *Grénnídge

grêet

Gréig = Grég

Grenâda cf. Granàda

grenâde

grèy AmE grây = Grèy = Grây persons

grèyhòund one word

grídlock one word

grìêf

Grìêg composer, cf. Gréig

gríll food, interrogate = grílle lattice

grimâce BrE, AmE grímace

grísly horrible = grízzly bear

grôan pain = grôwn up

Groèning Matt *Grâyning

grŏin body = grŏyne wood

gròundswell one word

grôwn-úp noun hyphenated

grûel

gu- followed by vowel, hard g, silent u, unless stated otherwise

Guà- Gwà- as in Guadeloûpe, Guàm and Guatemàla

guarantêe gá-, cf. ẁarranty

guàrd *gàrd = gàrde in ávant gàrde

guerílla warfare = gorílla animal

guéss

guésswork one word

guést visit = guéssed guess

gúff cf. gáffe

guîde

guíld society = gíld lily

Guíldford *Guílford

guíllotìne - either stressed

guílt guilty = gílt gild

Guínêa country = guínêa money

gúlf cf. gôlf

gúng-hô

gúnwale = gúnnell

Gürkha

gùru

guŷ

gým gymnasium = Jím person

gynaecólogist hard g-: *gŷnəcólojist, AmE -nec-

gyrâte *jî-râte

gŷroscope j-