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Liveinjapan Posted 15 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Laugh

Hi,

Does 'gh' sound the same as 'f' or 'v'?

Thanks.
  

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In "laugh", 'gh' sounds like 'f'. In other cases, that is silent: caught, naughty, night, right, fight, flight, bright, light, bought, brought, etc.

— Raindoctor

  • In "laugh", 'gh' sounds like 'f'.
  • In other cases, that is silent: caught, naughty, night, right, fight, flight, bright, light, bought, brought, etc.
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In "laugh", 'gh' sounds like 'f'. In other cases, that is silent: caught, naughty, night, right, fight, flight, bright, light, bought, brought, etc.
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Got it! Thanks so much, RD!
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gh has the sound f in

laugh, draught, cough, trough, rough, tough, slough, and enough.

draught is also written draft.

They are pronounced as if the words were spelled thus:

laff, draft, coff, troff, ruff, tuff, sluff, innuff.

slough has other pronunciations as well, depending on meaning.

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CalifJim
draught is also written draft.
slough has other pronunciations as well, depending on meaning.

CJ
Good to know! Thanks, CJ.
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One addition to raindoctor and CJ:

as hard g as in 'ghost'.
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Oh yes, gh has particular variation, thanks, Philip!
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