Eva Easton's American English Pronunciation

American English Pronunciation

Silent GH

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Written gh has no sound of its own.
It’s never pronounced as it’s written, i.e. /gh/.
Sometimes written gh even disappears, as in silent gh words.

Now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.
Which word do you year?

1. 

They _________ a lot about their problem.

2. 

We lost _________ of him in the crowd.

3. 

They did a _________ job. They took care of everything. They left nothing to chance.

4. 

The phone woke me up even _________ it wasn't very loud.

5. 

What is the _________ of an elephant.

6. 

I'm going to the meeting even _________ I don't really want to.

7. 

How _________ is the World Trade Center? Do you know?

8. 

The little boy likes it when the train goes _________ the tunnel and it gets dark.

9. 

Do you believe in love at first _________ ?

10. 

How much does an elephant _________ .

11. 

The singer is at the _________ of her popularity.

12. 

What is the _________ of the World Trade Center?

Related Lessons:

  1. gh words
  2. gh words: secret 7 verbs
  3. gh words: silent
  4. gh words: f…g…p
  5. gh words: dough – doughnut
  6. gh words: rough – tough – enough – slough off
  7. gh words: cough – trough – ought to – wrought
  8. gh words: bough – bow
  9. gh words: homophones

Related Lessons:

  1. Silent B + audio quiz
  2. Silent GH + audio quiz
  3. Silent H + audio quiz
  4. Silent G + audio quiz
  5. Silent K + audio quiz
  6. Silent L + audio quiz
  7. Silent M & N + audio quiz
  8. Silent P + audio quiz
  9. Silent S + audio quiz
  10. Silent T + audio quiz
  11. Silent W + audio quiz
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