English pronunciation · Words Starting with G
Golf Pronunciation
Golf is pronounced GAHLF, IPA /ˈgɑlf/.
GAHLF
US /ˈgɑlf/ · UK /ˈgɒlf/
Syllables: GAHLF (1 syllable)
noun and verb: A game in which players hit a small ball into a series of holes with clubs.
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Golf in a Sentence
- He plays golf every Saturday morning.
- The golf course runs along the cliff.
- They golf together twice a month.
Common Mispronunciations of Golf
Not GOFF
Sound the l between the vowel and the f. The l-less reading survives in Scotland and in older British speech, but dictionaries give it with the l.
Not GUHLF
Open the vowel towards the o of hot, which keeps golf apart from gulf.
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