/g/

consonant · voiced

The G Sound

as in go

How to make the /g/ sound

Voiced — vocal cords vibrate
voiced voiceless
  1. 1Same position as K, voice on.
  2. 2Note: the U after G is often silent ("guitar", "guest").
  3. 3GH at word start is a plain G ("ghost").

⚠ The most common mistake

Softening it before E/I where English keeps it hard: "guest" is not "jest".

Especially tricky for speakers of: Spanish, Italian.

Practice: Record & Compare

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Practice words with /g/

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gobiggerghostguitarleagueguaranteeguestdialogue

More consonants

/p/ pen/b/ bad/t/ tea/d/ did/k/ cat/f/ fall/v/ very/θ/ think/ð/ this/s/ see

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