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
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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