Like the letter c, which does not have its own sound but we use it for the sounds of k and s and has no sound of its own, the letter g also does not have single sound. The letter ‘g’ has two sounds: one sound of its own: the “hard” sound heard in good and the second sound of g … Read more
The rules regarding sound of the letter ‘g’ in words are complex. Some words comply with e, i, and y rule but many words do not follow this rule as the words get, gift, and gyne are totally opposite to above rule. There are also two letter combinations that create /j/ sound i.e. ‘ge’ and … Read more
It is a common process in development of language over time. When two consonant sounds are adjacent, the first is transformed to other sound. Native speakers can pronounce a word easily, but same word comes to non-natives, they become confused and pronounce it wrong some time. The letter “d” makes the /j/ sound usually when … Read more