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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 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 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-