How to pronounce gh

How to pronounce gh

Words with Silent Letters

GH Words

Written "gh" has no sound of its own.
It's never pronounced as it's written, ie. /gh/
The gh is beginning to disappear in some written words,
with the new spelling reflecting the pronunciation of the word.

   
gh = /g/
a few words
Afghanistan aghast Ghana
gherkin ghost ghoul
ghetto spaghetti

/ɔf/
cough trough

/ʌf/
rough tough
enough slough off

/əp/
hiccough

/æf/
laugh draught draft

/ɔ/ +
silent gh
daughter slaughter
fraught ought to
haughty naughty
past tense verbs
catch caught ... teach taught
buy bought ... bring brought
fight fought ... seek sought
think thought

/ay/ +
silent gh
bright light night
sigh sight
high height

/ey/ +
silent gh
neighbor sleigh
weigh weight
straight

/ow/ +
silent gh
(al)though
dough doughnut donut
borough boro thorough

/uw/ +
silent gh
through

/aw/ +
silent gh
bough plough plow
drought

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