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G
G = gêe up
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 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, 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
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-
gênes genetics = jêans trousers, cf. Jêan person - pronounced *Zhà with nasalised à if French
geneálogy
genétics
gênìê j-
gênìî j-
génitâlia j-
gênius j-
genre *zhónrə
gentêel j-, cf. Géntîle
géntle j-
gênus j-
Géoff = Jéff
Géoffrey = Jéffrey
geográphic jêə-
geógraphy jóg- in rapid speech, cf. gêólogy´
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 = BrE gêezer man, 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
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 ‘grammar phone’ has been seen
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
grìêf
Grìêg composer, cf. Gréig
gríll food, interrogate = grílle lattice
grimâce AmE grímace
grísly horrible = grízzly bear
grôan pain = grôwn up
grŏin body = grŏyne wood
gròundswell one word
grôwn-úp noun hyphenated
grûel
gu- followed by vowel, hard g, silent u, unless stated otherwise
Guàm *Gwàm
guarantêe gá-, cf. ẁarranty
guàrd *gàrd = gàrde in ávant gàrde
Guatemàla Gwà-
guerílla warfare = gorílla animal
guéss
guést visit = guéssed guess
gúff cf. gáffe
guîde
guíld society = gíld lily
guílt guilty = gílt gild
gúlf cf. gôlf
gúng-hô
gúnwale = gúnnell
Guínêa country = guínêa money
guíllotìne - either stressed
gùru
guŷ
gým gymnasium = Jím person
gynaecólogist hard g-: *gŷnəcólojist, AmE -nec-
gyrâte *jî-râte
gŷroscope j-