Common English words with the "g" sound (IPA ɡ)

ɡ

Common English words with this sound

g

A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.

Word GA RP Level Listen
again /əˈɡɛn/ /əˈɡen/ A1
ago /əˈɡoʊ/ /əˈɡəʊ/ A1
agree /əˈɡri/ /əˈɡriː/ A1
angry /ˈæŋɡri/ A1
august /ˈɑɡəst/ /ˈɔːɡəst/ A1
bag /bæɡ/ A1
began /bɪˈɡæn/ A1
begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ A1
begun /bɪˈɡʌn/ A1
big /bɪɡ/ A1
burger /ˈbɝɡɚ/ /ˈbɜːɡə/ A1
dig /dɪɡ/ A1
dog /dɑɡ/ /dɒɡ/ A1
egg /ɛɡ/ /eɡ/ A1
example /ɪɡˈzæmpəl/ /ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl/ A1
flag /flæɡ/ A1
foggy /ˈfɑɡi/ /ˈfɒɡi/ A1
forget /fɚˈɡɛt/ /fəˈɡet/ A1
forgot /fɚˈɡɑt/ /fəˈɡɒt/ A1
forgotten /fɚˈɡɑʔn̩/ /fəˈɡɒtən/ A1

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